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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Al Jazeera wins Driving licence EPL rights for three years

DOHA: Al Jazeera television curbs only for said yesterday it has secured the rights to air the English Premier League across the Middle East and North Africa for a further three years, limited period extending to 2015-2016. The pan-Arab network said the agreement makes it the “exclu- sive media rights holder to all 380 Ban due to road projects: Al Kharji Barclays Premier League matches across all media platforms and DOHA: The ban on some cat- by a traffic policeman in assessing devices in the MENA region that egories of expatriate workers a traffic accident. In those cases a comprises 23 countries”. from acquiring a driving licence lenient view can be taken.” “We are extremely excited is temporary and will last On an average, some 100 driv- by the addition of the Barclays only until major development ing licences are withdrawn by Premier League for the next three projects are completed, says the the traffic police every day due year cycle, the value that this can Traffic Department. to serious violations of the traf- add to our customer proposition The nature of work of these fic law. and extending further our port- categories of people is such that In Qatar, the minimum age for folio of top European football,” they do not “at the moment” need issuing the driving licence is 19 Al Jazeera Sport chairman a driving licence, said the director years while in other countries in Nasser Al Khelaifi said in a of the department. the region it is 18. statement. “We have a fairly extensive and Brigadier Mohamed Abdullah The League’s chief execu- efficient public transport system Al Malki, secretary-general of The Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari inspecting a model of a new tive, Richard Scudamore, also so there is no need for these peo- the National Committee for Road mosque with other officials. welcomed the deal. “We are ple to seek driver’s licence. Their Safety at the Ministry of Interior, extremely pleased to welcome Al jobs don’t demand that they drive was present at the event. Jazeera Sport as a new partner now,” Brigadier Mohamed Saad He said that a curriculum of in Middle East North Africa,” he Al Kharji said. road safety was almost complete Ministry prescribes 19 designs was quoted as saying. “This is a temporary meas- for introduction in schools at ele- For the new season Al Jazeera ure. The restrictions would be mentary, preparatory and second- Sport will launch three new HD lifted after major infrastructure ary levels. channels and show every moment projects are over.” “However, it (road safety) for new mosques in Qatar of the Barclays Premier League The ban is a necessity today wouldn’t be taught as a subject. action. because the current pace of devel- It would rather be in the form of DOHA: The Ministry of everyone. The allocation of land Qatari tradition and Islamic her- Al Jazeera Sport has lined up opment in the country (arguably, an awareness campaign.” The offi- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has will also be done according to itage, were made by a committee some of the most experienced a reference to the exploding popu- cial said the traffic law was being approved 19 new designs to be the designs,” Dr Al Kuwari said, comprising representatives and and well-loved sports presenters lation) makes it imperative that studied for a possible review. followed by all new mosques to adding that the government has experts from several government in the industry to front their pro- such steps are taken to control Al Kharji said that media inter- be built in the country. drawn the financial plans of the bodies. The designs are also envi- ductions in the region, the organi- increasing chaos, congestion and action as the one at this Ramadan The Minister of Awqaf and mosques for the next three years. ronment friendly. sation said. accidents on the roads, Al Kharji tent should be held every three Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin He added the government In keeping with the designs, the Ayman Jada and Mohammed said. He was a guest speaker at months since that would help Mubarak Al Kuwari told report- is sparing no effort in the con- smallest mosque would be able to Saadon Al Kuwari will present Al Sharq’s Ramadan tent last raise awareness on road safety. ers yesterday that he expects con- struction of these mosques and accommodate 100 people, while the Arabic coverage of the Saturday. Replying to questions, He reiterated that major struction of the new mosques to the allocated budget would be the larger ones would be able to Barclays Premier League while the director said his department roundabouts in the country will begin soon. He was speaking at increased if a need is felt. house over 5,000 people. the English studios will feature takes traffic law breaches very be converted into traffic signals the Ramadan tent of the Ministry Mosques that will be built with The Minister said that keeping Richard Keys and Andy Gray, seriously and no fine imposed on with intersections like the sev- of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs held the help of donors or government in view the growing population who have been at the heart of the a violator is ever waived. eral roundabouts on the Corniche near the Imam Muhammad bin initiated funds would have to fol- of the country, the government Barclays Premier League since “In some violations if it is found Road are being converted. Abdul Wahab mosque. low these designs. plans to build more mosques. coverage began. that there is some margin of error THE PENINSULA “Designs are available for The designs, which reflect THE PENINSULA AGENCIES

Putin submerges in water Bahraini MP’s home attacked US envoy gets cold with petrol bombs reception in Egypt DUBAI: Assailants attacked CAIRO: The first senior US thousands of Mursi’s partisans the home of a Bahraini mem- official to visit Egypt since have kept a vigil there since the ber of parliament with petrol the army toppled its elected days before the army toppled him bombs yesterday, the state news president was snubbed by both on July 3, swelling to tens of thou- agency BNA said, the latest in a Islamists and their opponents sands for mass protests every few series of assaults on public offi- yesterday, while huge crowds of days. Burns arrived in a divided cials and security personnel in supporters of the ousted leader capital where both sides are furi- the kingdom. demonstrated in the streets. ous at the United States, which No one was hurt in the dawn After meeting the interim supports Egypt with $1.5bn a year attack on the home of Abbas Isa head of state and the prime min- in mostly military aid. Al Madi, chairman of parliament’s ister, Deputy Secretary of State “Only Egyptians can determine Services Committee. Pictures William Burns insisted he was their future. I did not come with published by BNA showed fire not in town “to lecture anyone”. American solutions. Nor did I damage to the main gate and a But many on either side of Egypt’s come to lecture anyone,” Burns garage door. divide suspect Washington of told a brief news conference. The island, home of the US plotting against them. The State Department said Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has been buf- A huge crowd of supporters Burns would meet “civil society feted by political turmoil since of Islamist Mohammed Mursi groups” as well as government 2011, when mostly Shia protest- poured into a square near a officials. But the Islamist Nour ers took to the streets calling for mosque in northeast Cairo car- Party and the Tamarud anti- democratic reforms and more say rying a giant Egyptian flag, ban- Mursi protest movement both in government. ners and portraits of the detained said they had turned down invi- Although authorities have leader. Accusing the United tations to meet him. REUTERS largely crushed the revolt, small- Russian President Vladimir Putin submerges on board Sea Explorer 5 bathyscaphe near the isle of Gogland States of backing a military coup, See also page 7 scale clashes and protests erupt in the Gulf of Finland, yesterday, while visiting Oleg frigate which sank in 1869. almost daily in the kingdom, located between top oil exporter Saudi Arabia and Washington’s main regional enemy, Iran. REUTERS Ramadan food consumption ‘rise due to charity’

RAMADAN TIMING DOHA: A prominent business- Ali Hassan Al Khalaf, a former up food consumption during According to him, in the first fasting month doubles. “It goes up Today’s Iftar man says that food consumption official of the economy ministry, Ramadan. People do charity and 20 days of Ramadan, the empha- 200 percent,” Mohamed Rasheed 6:28pm goes up during Ramadan in the who now runs a chain of retail want to feed the poor,” said Al sis in families is on buying food Al Hashmi said. Muslim world because fami- stores, said it is difficult to control Khalaf. items, and the stress later in the He said sales pick up substan- Tomorrow’s Imsak lies buy more to feed the poor rising food consumption during “What is against Islam is that month is on purchasing clothing tially during the first four days 03:16am and host feasts for relatives, Ramadan due to well-entrenched you prepare a lot of food and and gifts as Eid Al Fitr nears. of Ramadan and then there is a friends and neighbours — and traditions in the Islamic world. waste much of it, so it is better A director of Lulu nearly 50 percent drop. not because their own intake “There are social and reli- you give it to the poor,” he told Hypermarkets told the daily the THE PENINSULA goes up. gious compulsions and that push local Arabic daily Al Watan. demand for food products in the Continued on page 3 TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Drinking ice water during iftar can complicate digestion: PHCC DOHA: The Primary Health recommends not drinking ice should include products like milk, in two meals. People with specific recommended as well, just like eating, for the reason that it pre- Care Corporation (PHCC) rec- water during iftar because it con- yoghurt, bread, honey and fruits. conditions, like hypertension or not sleeping after iftar. People vents the absorption of iron. ommends not drinking stimu- stricts the capillaries and compli- The use of miswak is recom- diabetes, must also consult their must also get enough sleep and Furthermore, it’s important lants like coffee and tea at night cates digestion, while soft drinks mended because it contains eight doctors. take a short nap during the day for the elderly to eat food that because they are diuretic. are also not suitable because they chemicals which whiten the teeth, In addition, eating vegetables is to restore energy and be ready for contains proteins, such as grilled Experts also recommend drink- cause bloating and a sensation of strengthen the gums, fight germs, a good choice, especially cucumber, night prayers. Having a large meal or boiled fish, avoid fries and eat ing plenty of liquids throughout fullness. and keep the mouth redolent. since it has benefits like reduc- shortly before bedtime has a nega- fibre. Older people need a spe- the Holy Month of Ramadan, to The iftar meal should be Pregnant and breastfeeding ing the feeling of thirst. Experts tive impact on the quality of sleep. cial diet because while ageing the compensate the fluids the body assorted and complete, avoiding women must seek the advice of also determine it’s better not to Other recommendations for the bowel movement and the secre- loses during the fasting period, fried food and relying on grilled a physician. If the doctor allows eat spices, condiments and pickles month of Ramadan include eat- tion of hormones become slow especially in hot weather. food to give the stomach a rest. them to fast, they should not eat because they cause indigestion. ing less sweets and not drinking and, in general, the organism is However, PHCC also In addition, suhoor meals large amounts of food and divide it Regular physical activity is tea unless one or two hours after less efficient. THE PENINSULA

QFCHT plans to Rota hosts iftar for discuss labour Aspire Ramadan tourney rights in Shariah Residential Care DOHA: Qatar Foundation for Combating Human Trafficking promotes team spirit Compound patients (QFCHT) is set to discuss labour rights mentioned in Shariah DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (Rota) recently hosted a during an especially designed special iftar at the Residential Care Compound — a ‘Cultural Salon’ tomorrow at Companies see match as a great team-building activity care facility for men with psychiatric conditions under the La Cigale Hotel. Rumailah Hospital. ‘Labour rights in the Shariah, DOHA: Teams competing in the The special iftar organised on July 10, was attended by legislation and media’ will be held Welcome to Aspire Ramadan nearly 20 residents of the Residential Care Compound as part of the Ramadan activities Football Tournament were espe- with the aim of promoting solidarity and brotherhood of QFCHT. cially eager to display a spirit of during the holy month reiterating the importance of giv- QFCHT aims to spread use- sportsmanship and teamwork on ing back to the community. ful ideas and recommendations the opening day of the competition. Rota Volunteers actively participated in the event to reinforce its work and assist With the aim of building unity as these patients tasted a sumptuous spread of deli- in implementing policies and among employees, one of the teams in cacies for the iftar, and enjoyed an exciting evening of plans, and to facilitate the imple- the Aspire Football Tournament was entertainment. mentation of the relevant leg- even offered an additional incentive to Essa Al Mannai, Executive Director of Rota, said: “Rota islations for combating human spur them to come on top. is committed to building partnerships with Qatar’s com- trafficking. Employees from the Tadmur/ munity-based organisations. The Holy Month of Ramadan The event also aims at creating ROOTS company came together this is a time to reflect on solidarity and foster camaraderie positive impact in raising aware- Ramadan for their first football tour- and community iftars is our way of caring and sharing ness among the people and those nament and their Human Resource with others.” who sponsor workers about labour manager was keen to motivate them. “Our initiative to host community iftar at the rights and duties. With over 5,000 company employ- Residential Care Compound is one of many Rota Ramadan The ‘Cultural Salon’ will also ees, Raoof Fadel, captain of the team activities and reiterates our focus on reaching out to all educate people about how to deal and Human Resource Manager at members of society,” Al Mannai said. with labourers to reduce problems Tadmur/ROOTS, faced the challenge Community iftar events are a key part of Rota’s that arise between the sponsors of identifying sports enthusiasts. Ramadan 2013 Project, sponsored by OXY Qatar, which and their workers. Despite the difficulty, he managed to includes distributing grocery supplies to disadvantaged The ‘Cultural Salon’ will discuss enlist some of the best sports players families, house ‘makeover’ renovations for families in need a number of topics by clerics and to join the team and prepare for the and sharing the joy of Garangao Night alongside children experts such as Sheikh Ibrahim tough competition. with medical conditions. Bu Basheet, Sheikh Hashem A Fadel explained, “We only had a Action from the opening night of the Welcome to Aspire Ramadan Football “Community-based organisations make an enormous Mashhadani, Dr Osama Thabet couple of friendly matches to prepare. Tournament. Teams were eager to display sportsmanship and teamwork on the impact on the lives of the people they work with, and Al Alusi, Al Salahuddin Zein, Al We really see the Aspire Zone tourna- opening day of the competition. strengthen the community as a whole,” added Al Mannai. Mahmoud Said, with the par- ment as a great team building activity. “Their programmes provide opportunities to people ticipation of a group of officials, Our company is all about doors always who otherwise wouldn’t have access to the support they academic professors, experts and being open and sharing, and this tour- The tournaments will continue at could win the game.” Fortunately for need. Rota is proud to recognize the contribution they researchers, who are concerned nament is a great way of showing that the Warm Up Track and Outdoor Cristobal, his teammates were able make to society and show our support for the work they about labour rights, in addition our company is one family, sharing the Pitch 10 at Aspire Zone from 9.15pm to gather the ball after he missed the do.” to media persons. spirit of sport together.” every day with the final match slated second free throw and held onto it to Designed to boost Rota’s community initiatives and The event will address three Faced with a loss of 2-1 to Flamengo for July 24. finish the match with a 26-25 victory. extend a helping hand to less privileged families in Qatar, main areas as the legitimate on opening night, Fadel and his team- In the basketball tournament, a free One of the first to congratulate the Ramadan Project also includes Garangao celebration role of religious institutions in mates did not let this defeat dampen throw by Tristan Cristobal with seven Cristobal for making the winning with child patients, House Renovations as well as iftar raising awareness about labour their spirits or enthusiasm. seconds remaining snatched victory shot was teammate Alex Zoleta who meals with community-based institutions. rights, the legal role about inter- In other opening day matches, for Oryx against Uno as the open- had given Cristobal a Minnesota THE PENINSULA national conventions and Qatari defending champions Al Andalus ing night of the Welcome to Aspire Timberwolves replica shirt of Spanish legislations in this field, in addi- once again displayed their strength Ramadan Basketball Tournament got guard Ricky Rubio to wear during the tion to the media’s role in raising and unity as a team with a 6-0 win underway. match. awareness. over Mreakh. Uno mounted an amazing fight “He doesn’t play like Ricky Rubio,” QFCHT has organised cultural The runners-up from last year, Al back to tie the game with ten seconds said Zoleta. “He plays more like salons during the holy month of Wadi also started the competition on remaining, but a foul on Cristobal Mark Caguioa, a famous player in the Ramadan in previous years to good footing by registering an 8-1 vic- gave him a chance to win the match Philippines.” spread awareness about labour tory over step into health. from the foul line. After the match In other matches, HMC defeated rights and how to prevent human Smeesma also performed well in Cristobal said, “The other team was Doomie 25-19 and Sustainable Energy trafficking. the championship, defeating Venus very tough and I knew that there was beat Roots Bulls 49-8. THE PENINSULA International 7-0. still time after my shots and that they THE PENINSULA

One of the works of British artist Shahida Ahmed at Katara. Katara holds British artist’s ‘Oneness’ expo DOHA: “Oneness”, an art exhibition featuring ceramic and mixed media installations by British artist Shahida Ahmed, recently opened in Katara as one of the highlights of this year’s Katara Ramadan festival. “It is exciting for me to contribute to the Ramadan exhibition at Katara and to Qatar as a country. There are not many female Muslim artists in the west especially representing Islamic art and using clay as a medium, so this is an honour for me to share my work,” said Shahida Ahmed. The piece looks at the façade of cubes using Kufic script which creates a universal code to the audience. Shahida tries to relate this with the bar code and identity of things. It looks at geometrical form and beauty through seven layers, however resulting back to the middle as the oneness, one God. The form of the cube also relates to worship and the kabba. Explaining about her piece Shahida said: “Clay, wooden cubes in varying sizes, heavy in form and in their mono- chrome glaze, this huge installation exquisitely juxta- poses the most avant garde modern style to illuminate an ancient and eternal effect. But in their precise formation one is drawn through each layer of beauty to a point of singular transcendent completeness. ‘I continue to be inspired by simplicity and the beauty and perfection of geometry’.” Commenting on the Katara Ramadan festival which includes Arabic calligraphy, she said: “I think this is a superb way to share Arabic Calligraphy in a festive month like Ramadan and to inform and educate the public about calligraphy and the history of Quran.” “Oneness” exhibition will continue until August 11 at Building 18. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

MoE e-system No shopping in Saudi this Ramadan to request Fears of coronavirus keeping Qatar shoppers away from famous Al Ihsa market waste disposal DOHA: The Ministry of DOHA: The deadly Middle “I used to drive to Al Ihsa for Environment (MoE) has East Respiratory Syndrome shopping of some food items due developed a new electronic Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to high prices in the local mar- system on its website www. that has infected and killed ket,” Qasim Al Sharfi said, add- moe.gov.qa, to allow compa- a number of people in Saudi ing that his forefathers have also nies and individuals to sub- Arabia has frightened some in travelled to Al Ihsa for buying mit requests for transferring Qatar, prompting them not to several commodities in the past. different types of waste. go to Al Ihsa in Saudi Arabia for “The market has enough quan- The requests can be made Ramadan shopping this year. tity of food and non-food items to shift all types of wastes Qataris usually go to Al Ihsa that we need therefore, I used to including constructions resi- before the holy month because travel there before Ramadan,” Al due, old tyres, home wastes, of its proximity to Qatar. The Sharfi added. solid wastes of iron, aluminium, markets are also famous for the On July 7 Saudi Arabia’s Health plastic, papers, asbestos, car- cheaper rates of several commodi- Ministry said two more people tons, trees, glass and wood or ties, Al Sharq reported yesterday. have died of the SARS-like coro- used frames. The markets in Al Ihsa are navirus MERS, bringing to 38 The service can be availed most popular for dates, carda- the number of deaths from the by visiting the website of the mom, saffron, haris, spices and disease inside the country shortly Ministry and filling the form other such products among many before Ramadan began. of waste transfer. people in the Gulf countries. A two-year-old child died in This system comes in the “Qataris prefer to go to Al Isa Jeddah and a 53-year-old man framework of the efforts for shopping because it is very died in Eastern Province, where exerted by the Ministry to close from Qatar. It takes only the outbreak has been concen- facilitate the procedures for two hours by road and there are trated, the ministry said in a various services provided to a variety of products at cheaper statement on its website. Four the public. prices,” said Naser Al Salem. people have died outside the The environment ministry He said he cancelled the trip kingdom. has appealed to the owners of to Al Ihsa this year due to the The ministry said another various companies and individ- fear of coronavirus that may have three people had been confirmed uals to contributing to the suc- also infected food items that he as being infected with Middle East cess of the e-service which will used to buy from the market such respiratory syndrome (MERS), One of the shops at Al Ihsa in Saudi Arabia. also save their time and effort. dates, rice, cardamom, edible oils bringing the total number of con- and vegetables. firmed cases inside the kingdom “The detection of fresh cases of to 65 since it was identified a year pilgrimage, to curb the spread of wanting to perform the annual the Umrah and Haj this year Lusail accident corona virus in Al Ihsa frightened ago. the coronavirus which has killed hajj, which this year falls in “for the elderly and those suffer- me to go there because I know Saudi Arabia on Saturday 38 in the kingdom. October, or the year-round ing chronic illnesses, like heart, toll hits seven prevention is better than cure,” urged elderly and chronically ill The Health Ministry issued Umrah or minor pilgrimage. kidney, respiratory diseases, and said Al Salem. Muslims not to perform the Haj a set of conditions for people They recommend postponing diabetes”. THE PENINSULA DOHA: The death toll in last Thursday’s mishap in which a four-wheeler ran over a group of construction work- ers in Lusail has reached seven. Food security a challenge in Islamic world Eid Charity to help 20,000 Syrian families Five of the deceased were Nepalese while two were Continued from page 1 by at least two-thirds, he said. Food secu- DOHA: Sheikh Eid bin Mohamed Al in neighbouring countries. Indians. On Ramadan days, more customer rity is a challenge in the Islamic world Thani Charity Foundation (Eid Charity) Al Hageri said that the relief was a The second Indian who died turnouts are before iftar and after the as a whole with countries like Egypt has dispatched a consignment of relief to continuation of the foundation’s efforts has been identified as Jose night prayers (taraweeh). importing some 70 percent of their food Syria, targeting 20,000 displaced fami- launched at the start of the Syrian crisis Thomas, from Kerala state’s Prominent Islamic cleric Ali Mohiuddin requirements. lies, at a cost of QR4m. in coordination with relief work partners Kollam district. Al Qurradaghi said higher food consump- “In the GCC states the situation is The Head of Projects at Eid Charity, Ali in Syria’s neighbouring countries. The body of the 38-year- tion was against the very concept of more alarming as they import some 80 to bin Khalid Al Hageri, said the dispatch con- The Eid Charity also raised its monthly old was flown home yesterday Ramadan which is a month of piety. 95 percent of their food needs,” said the sisted of baskets containing essential food medical assistance in Syria to QR2m evening, community sources The fact that people must fast for 15 cleric, adding: “That should make us exer- items for the displaced people in Aleppo, from QR500,000 at the beginning of the said. hours a day during Ramadan means that cise more restraint in our food intake”. Hama, Deer Al Zor, Daraa, Damascus and crisis. THE PENINSULA their food intake should also come down THE PENINSULA other Syrian cities in addition to refugees QNA TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QTA-UNWTO deal to boost tourism Partnership to ensure Qatar has a well-planned, high quality and reliable industry ahead of 2022 World Cup

DOHA: Qatar Tourism While the country tourism sec- He said that “this agreement and professional industry,” Al marketing themes, hotel energy sustainability a key priority for Authority (QTA) has signed a tor thrives, QTA’s agreement with reflects the strategic priority Mohannadi added. systems and related sustainability QTA. Following our meeting with 17-month agreement with the UNWTO also seeks to align the afforded, by the government of The phased approach includes areas. the UNWTO Secretary General United Nations World Tourism tourism boom with Qatar’s 2030 Qatar to tourism, as a driver of creating a policy framework for Qatar’s tourism sector grew in March, we have engaged the Organisation (UNWTO) to vision, ensuring that tourism is socio-economic development.” the institution of regulations, 13 percent in the first quarter of first UNWTO consultant last develop the policies, regulations also sustainable. Rifai added that, “while Qatar standards, and codes of conduct 2013 as compared to 2012, fuelled week to operate as per our agree- and strategies needed to take “QTA has been hard at work has made strong headway and for all activities and businesses by a hotel boom. The hospitality ment and the timetable developed. Qatar’s booming tourism into creating an ambitious strategy is firmly establishing itself as a related to tourism products sector plays a crucial role in the Within a month, we will also be the future. to solidify Qatar’s position as a prominent destination on the and services; creating a policy growth of tourism and Qatar’s starting a series of development The agreement will see leading tourist destination and region’s tourism map, the activi- framework, sustainability indi- hotel sector is growing at an programmes specifically aimed at UNWTO update and create enhancing the quality and stand- ties contemplated in the agree- cator instruments, and tourism incredible rate — 110 hotels were Hotel Energy Solutions. Over the benchmarked processes within ards of international tourism ment will translate into more environmental impact assess- under construction last year, next six months QTA, with the QTA. Based on international for the nation. However, we are competitive and varied tour- ments which guide development which when finished will offer UNWTO, shall introduce a wide benchmark standards, the conscious of the importance of ism products and services and planning and implementation 19,931 rooms to visitors. Last year, range of environmental issues, UNWTO and QTA will develop environmental sustainability for strengthen the sector’s sustain- of environmental sustainability hotels in Qatar had a total capac- topics and proposals to the indus- a consistent and locally relevant tourism development and as the ability, by enhancing its con- practices in Qatar; and imple- ity of 13,407 rooms. try,” Al Mohannadi said. monitoring and quality control regulator of industry standards tribution to the human, social, menting guidelines for the crea- “It is not only the number of Qatar enjoys an enormous system across the wide range of and codes, we are taking the lead economic and environmental tion of foreign and direct financial rooms that is important, but also advantage. The country has very tourism activities described under in ensuring sustainable growth development of Qatar.” investment codes and policies for the quality, eco-sustainability and few old hotels and as a result, Law 6 of 2012, described as the and development of Qatar’s fast- QTA’s overall tourism develop- tourism in Qatar. the diversity of choices across cost, energy and water-saving “Tourism Law.” growing tourism sector,” said QTA ment strategy is aimed at low- The initial phase will cover five all grades and price levels,” Al technologies can be implemented While progressing to ensure Chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al ering Qatar’s carbon footprint, major areas of tourist activities Mohannadi said. from the start. “As the industry a successful World Cup in 2022, Mohannadi. energy and water consumption, — desert safaris and camps; tour As per industry reports, hospi- regulator, we urge a much wider the UNWTO partnership will UNWTO Secretary-General, and at protecting Qatar’s natu- guides; tourism investment, event tality and leisure is the third larg- implementation of green tech- further ensure that Qatar has Taleb Rifai, welcomed the agree- ral habitats, its wildlife and its management companies; retail, est area of consumer consumption nology into all developments and a well-planned, high quality and ment, as “an important step marine reserves. wholesale, DMC and both inbound of carbon after homes and trans- hotel operations, as well as ethical reliable tourism industry meeting forward in developing Qatar’s “We see these natural assets as and outbound travel agencies and port closely tracked by retail. procurement and use of certified the expectations of the interna- tourism policies, legislative frame- forming important future tour- theme/amusement parks. “Hospitality has a signifi- suppliers,” he said. tional travel trade. work and institutional capacities.” ist attractions in a well regulated Phase two will cover destination cant footprint, which makes THE PENINSULA Oxy Qatar helps keep Sealine beach clean

DOHA: Occidental Petroleum of Qatar (Oxy Qatar) has donated the BeachTech 3000 cleaner and a specially made tractor, which will help the General Directorate for Nature Reserves maintain the Sealine Beach safely and efficiently. “Oxy Qatar is pleased to work with the General Directorate for Nature Reserves to provide this new beach cleaning technology for use at Sealine Beach. Sealine is one of Qatar’s most beauti- ful and popular beaches, and its Saqib Mohammed receiving his prize from a QNB official. wide sandy beach can be main- tained with this new equipment. Oxy Qatar is committed to help Qatar protect the environment QNB names QR100,000 winner of the country,” Stephen Kelly, President and General Manager DOHA: QNB has announced the draw. To enter the draws, customers of Oxy Qatar, said during the winner of its first cash prize of only need to get a car loan, car lease, handover ceremony. QR100,000, which comes as part personal loan or a new credit card, Saleh Al Kuwari of the of its promotional campaign dur- and they can double or even triple General Directorate for Nature ing the holy month of Ramadan, their chances to win by increasing Reserves said: “Oxy’s gift of the providing total cash prizes of the number of products they get. BeachTech 3000 and the trac- QR600,000. During the month of Ramadan this tor will make the cleaning of Officials of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar and General Directorate for Nature Reserves during the donation The winner of the first prize was year, customers will also get a range Sealine Beach much faster of the BeachTech 3000 unit. Saqib Mohammed, one of the bank’s of benefits, including reduced inter- and safer. This equipment will customers, after he obtained a ‘Life est rates on loans in addition to no be used extensively to ensure Rewards’ credit card from QNB, annual fee for life credit cards and Sealine beach remains a safe The BeachTech 3000 spans The attached sand finisher air-conditioned, which allows for which qualified him to enter the draw. more Life Rewards points. and beautiful destination for 2.5 metres and can pick up large is designed to leave the beach the cleaning of the beach even QNB customers can take the oppor- QNB’s Ramadan promotional cam- residents of Qatar and tourists volumes of debris on either wet clean and safe. during the summer months. tunity to participate in QNB’s six paign will continue until August 29, alike.” or dry surface areas. The tractor is also THE PENINSULA draws during the promotion period, where each week a new winner will to win a QR100,000 cash prize in each be announced. THE PENINSULA Ooredoo launches Nojoom promotions for Ramadan DOHA: Ooredoo has Mohammad Al Thani Charitable the counter of total Nojoom Communication, Ooredoo said: launched Nojoom promotions Association, also known as Eid Points redeemed and donated “In the sharing spirit of the Holy for Ramadan, as members can Charity. to charity. Month of Ramadan, Nojoom is redeem their Nojoom Points Nojoom members can donate Moreover, in sharing the com- enabling members to care for to donate to charity, or for either a set amount from QR25 munal spirit, Nojoom members those in need by donating money iftar and sohour meals at lux- up to QR2,000, or for iftars for can treat family and friends to or Iftar meals to charity to help ury hotels. two, five or 10 people. an iftar or sohour meal at five of those in need. This is a special As part of the new Nojoom All of these Nojoom promo- Qatar’s luxury five-star hotels. time to share with loved ones, promotions tied to Alrabaa tions can be accessed from the Participating hotels include and in response to customer (friends), Ooredoo’s Nojoom Ooredoo mobile application. The Ritz-Carlton Doha, Sharq demand, we’re also connecting members can redeem their From the app homepage, Village & Spa, Oryx Rotana, The our customers through the offer Nojoom Points to be donated Nojoom members can directly Torch Doha, and Hilton Doha. for Iftar and Sohour meals at to Qatar Charity, or for the redeem their Nojoom Points to Mustafa Al Qatami, Director leading hotels.” first time, the Sheikh Eid Bin donate to charity, and follow Branding and Corporate THE PENINSULA Al khaliji announces Ramadan campaign

DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji), as part of its efforts to give back to the community, has launched a charity donation campaign during the holy month of Ramadan, said a press statement yesterday. The campaign will see al khaliji donate QR1 to char- ity every time a customer uses their al khaliji debit or credit cards to shop or conduct any banking transaction. That translates every swipe and transaction into instant cash to pursue charitable activities particularly during Ramadan. al khaliji’s Group CEO, Robin McCall said: “Ramadan is the holy month of giving, so our customers can be assured that the use of their al khaliji debit or credit cards for personal expenditures is an opportunity to give back and make a real difference in the lives of others.” This campaign comes as part of al khaliji’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy which focuses on conserving the environment, supporting educational and healthcare initiatives and giving back to the community. THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Thoughts 05 A month of challenges in history

DR ABDULLAH HAKIM Prophet. It was a time of purifi- of the Muslim world, was sacked. QUICK cation, enjoining the good, forbid- Some estimates say that as many ding evil, and striving hard with as 1,800,000 Muslims were killed ll praises to Allah, Lord one’s life and wealth. After the in this awesome carnage. The of the worlds. He who death of the Prophet, Muslims Christians were asked to eat pork revealed in His Glorious carried on this tradition and and drink wine openly while the AQuran, “Oh you who Allah used the true believers surviving Muslims were forced believe, fasting is prescribed for to affect the course of history. to participate in drinking bouts. you as it was prescribed for those Ramadan continued to be a time Wine was sprinkled in the mas- who came before you that you may of great trials and crucial events. jids and no Azan (call to prayer) keep your duty to your Lord (hav- Ninety-two years after the was allowed. In the wake of such ing taqwa),” 2:185. And may bless- Hujrah, Islam had spread across a horrible disaster and with the ings and-peace of Allah be upon North Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, threat of the whole Muslim world; His last Messenger Muhammad Yemen and Syria. Spain was and then Europe being subjected ibn Abdullah, forever. under the tyrannical rule of to the same fate, Allah raised Oh you who believe, Ramadan is King Roderic of the Visigoths. up from the Mamluks of Egypt, a sacred month wherein Almighty Roderic had forced his six mil- Saifuddin Qutz, who, united Allah is constantly testing His lion serfs and persecuted Jews the Muslim army and met the creation and giving humanity the to seek the aid of the Muslims Mongols at Ain Jalut on 26th opportunity to achieve infinite, of North Africa in order to be Ramadan, 658 AH. Although they endless Bliss. Fasting is a com- delivered. Musa ibn Husair, the were under great pressure, the plete purification and a means to Umayyad governor of North Muslims with the help of Allah, developing the consciousness of Africa, responded by sending cunning strategy and unflinching Allah’s presence. The conscious- his courageous general Tariq ibn bravery, crushed the Mongol army ness of Allah, Taqwa, is a pro- Ziyad at the head of 12,000 Berber and reversed this tidal wave of tection against the schemes of and Arab troops. In Ramadan of horror. The whole of the civilized Shaitan, and the suffering of this that year, they were confronted world sighed in relief and stood in world. Allah has informed us that, with a combined Visigoth army of awe at the remarkable achieve- “Whoever keeps his duty to Allah 90,000 Christians led by Roderic, ment of these noble sons of Islam. (has taqwa), He ordains a way out himself, who was seated on a This was the spirit of Ramadan for him and gives him sustenance throne of ivory silver, and pre- that enabled our righteous fore- from where he imagines not. And cious gems and drawn by white fathers to face seemingly impos- whoever trusts in Allah, He is suf- mules. After burning his boats, sible challenges. It was a time ficient for him. Surely Allah attains The Prophet passed through approximately nine Tariq preached to the Muslims of intense activity, spending the His purpose. Allah has appointed a warning them that and Paradise day in the saddle and the night measure for everything.” (65:2) lay ahead of them and defeat and in prayer while calling upon Allah Many Muslims today have Ramadans after the Hijrah. They were filled with decisive the sea to the rear. They burst for His mercy and forgiveness. a misconception about fasting with great enthusiasm and Allah Today, the Muslim world is and the activities of a fasting events and left us a shining example of sacrifice and manifested a clear victory over faced with drought, military person. They go into a state of the forces of disbelief. Not only aggression, widespread corruption semi-hibernation, spending most submission to Allah. was Roderic and his forces com- and tempting materialism. Surely of their daylight hours in bed. If pletely annihilated, but Tariq we are in need of believers who they fear Allah, they wake up for and Musa succeeded in liberat- can walk in the footsteps of our prayer, but then return to sleep Al Madinah, hoping to oppose day of Ramadan, that would never a place of peace, security and ing whole of Spain, Sicily and of beloved Prophet, the illustrious immediately. This unnatural sleep the unity of the Muslims, built to be forgotten. religious sanctity. Now the time France. This was the beginning Sahabah, Tariq ibn Ziyad, Qutuz, makes them become lazy, dull wit- their own masjid (called Masjid In 6 AH Zaid ibn Haritha was had come to purify the Kaabah of the Golden Age of Al Andalus Salahuddin and the countless ted and often cranky. Al Direr). The Prophet ordered sent to Wadi Al Qura at the head of nakedness and abomination. where Muslims ruled for over 700 heroes of Islam. Surely we are in Ramadan is actually a time of this masjid to be destroyed in of a detachment to confront The Prophet set out with an years. need of believers who are unafraid increased activity wherein the Ramadan. Fatimah bint Rabiah, the queen army having more armed men In the year 682 A H, Salahuddin of the threats of the disbelievers, believer, now lightened of the On the seventeenth of of that area. Fatimah had pre- than Al Madinah had ever seen Al Ayyubi, after battling with the yet kind and humble to the believ- burdens of constant eating and Ramadan, 3 A.H., Almighty Allah viously attacked a caravan led before. People were swelling the Crusaders for years, finally drove ing people; Muslims whose fast is drinking, should be more willing separated truth from falsehood by Zaid and had succeeded in army’s ranks as it moved toward them out of Syria and the whole of complete and not just a source of to strive and struggle for Allah. at the Great Battle of Badr. The plundering its wealth. She was Makkah. The determination of their occupied lands in the month hunger and thirst. The Prophet passed through Prophet and 313 of his compan- known to be the most protected the believers, guided by the Will of Ramadan. The Muslim world May Allah raise up a genera- approximately nine Ramadans ions set out to intercept a cara- woman in Arabia, as she hung of Allah, became so awesome was then destined to meet one of tion of Muslims who can carry after the Hijrah. They were filled van of their own goods that had fifty swords of her close relatives that the city of Makkah was con- its most frightening challenges. Islam to all corners of the globe with decisive events and left us a been left in Makkah. It was led in her home. Fatimah was equally quered without a battle, on - 20 In the seventh century AH, the in a manner that befits our age, shining example of sacrifice and by Abu Sufyan, himself, and esti- renowned for showing open hos- Ramadan. This was one of the Mongols were sweeping across and may He give us the strength submission to Allah. mated at 60,000 dinars. They tility to Islam. She was killed in most important dates in Islamic Asia destroying everything that and the success to lay the proper In the first year after the were met, instead, by a well a battle against these Muslims in history for after it, Islam was lay in their path Genghis Khan foundations for them. May Allah Hijrah, the Prophet sent Hamza equipped army of the nobility of the month of Ramadan. firmly entrenched in the Arabian called himself “the scourge of make us of those who carry out ibn Abdul Muttalib with thirty Quraish, intent on putting out By Ramadan of 8 A H., the Peninsula. During the same God sent to punish human- our Islam during Ramadan and Muslim riders to Saif Al Bahr to the light of Islam. Despite being treaty of Hudaibiyya had been month and year, after smashing ity for their sins.” In 617 A H after it, and may He not make us investigate three hundred riders outnumbered three to one and broken and the Muslim armies the idols of Makkah, detachments Samarkand, Ray, and Hamdan of those who say what they do not from Quraish who had camped appearing weak and unseasoned, had engaged the Byzantines in were sent to the major centers of were put to the sword causing do. Surely Allah and His Angels auspiciously in that area. The the Muslims defended their faith the North. Muhammad felt the polytheism and Lat, Manat and more than 700,000 people to be invoke blessings and peace upon Muslims were about to engage with a burning desire to protected need to strike a fatal blow to dis- Suwa, some of the greatest idols killed or made captive. In 656 A H our Prophet Muhammad. Oh you the disbelievers, but they were the Prophet and meet their Lord belief in the Arabian Peninsula of Arabia, were destroyed. Hulagu, the grandson of Genghis who believe send blessings and separated by Majdy ibn Umar through martyrdom. Allah gave and conquer the city of Makkah. Such was the month of Khan, continued this destruction. peace to him forever. Al Juhany. The Hypocrites of them a decisive victory on this Allah had declared His Sanctuary Ramadan in the time of the Even Baghdad, the leading city www.islamcity.com Training children to fast in Ramadan BY ADIL SALAHI who has started the day not fasting, let however, that children may be encour- this when our children are fasting?” He companion who reports this Hadith, him finish his day, and he who has started aged to fast, if they can bear the hardship ordered him to be flogged. when she says that mothers used to make asting becomes required as a the day fasting, let him continue his fast. of fasting. However, there are differences This report suggests that it was soft toys in order to use them as a dis- duty when a boy or a girl attains We used to fast that day afterward, and among scholars with regard to when to common practice among the people of traction to their children who might cry puberty. Prior to that, it is not make our children fast as well. We would start the training of children to fast. Madinah at the time of Umar, when from hunger. Such a toy does not provide Fobligatory. This applies to all make them woollen toys. If a child cries of Some of them suggest the age of seven or Islamic practice was still perhaps at its much distraction for an 11 or 12 year old. Islamic duties of worship. This is consid- hunger, we gave it a toy to play with until ten, as in the case of prayers. Others, like purest, to encourage children to fast as Those children who cried must have been ered the age when a person can fulfill reg- it was time for ending the fast.” Ahmad ibn Hanbal, suggest beginning at a means of training. younger than that. ular duties, such as prayers and fasting, Before we begin commenting on the ten, while other scholars mention the age Umar’s words to the drunken person Needless to say that encouraging a because his or her sense of responsibility fasting of children, it is important to note of 12 as the starting point. suggest that it was common for young child to fast does not mean forcing him or is deemed to have reached a sufficient that prior to making fasting obligatory The Maliki scholars generally have a children to fast. He was certainly infuri- her to fast throughout the month. That stage of maturity. during the month of Ramadan, it was a different view which suggests that chil- ated by seeing a drunken man during the is neither wise nor necessary. Parents It is well-known that we are recom- duty for Muslims to fast on the tenth of dren need not be encouraged to fast. day of Ramadan. To drink on any day is, should approach the training of their mended to train our children to pray Muharram. When the Prophet emigrated However, that is a view which cannot be from the Islamic point of view, to commit children to fast in an easy, relaxed way when they become seven years old. A to Madinah, he found out that the Jews supported by valid evidence. a grave sin which is punishable by flog- which makes fasting desirable to the Hadith directs us to tell our children fasted on that day. The Maliki school of thought considers ging and exile. To do so during the day, child. to pray when they are seven and to When he questioned them, they told “the practice of the people of Madinah” in the month of Ramadan, is to be doubly Perhaps the encouragement to fast use light corporal punishment for not him that they celebrated the anniversary as a valid indicator of what is acceptable sinful, since the negligence of the duty of should be coupled with a reward which praying when they are 10. The question of the event when Moses was saved by in Islam. The fact that Madinah was the fasting is a grave sin as well. may be given at the end of the day and arises whether the same applies in the God from his enemies. The Prophet said cradle of Islamic society and that most However, we note that Umar did not encouraging words by other members of case of fasting. The question, then, is: that he and the Muslims have more in of the Prophet’s companions lived there allow his outrage to get the better of him the family which give the child a sense Are children to be encouraged, or indeed common with Moses and they were bet- and continued to be there for a long by increasing the punishment of that of joining the adults in the family. That ordered to fast before they attain the age ter entitled to celebrate that occasion. time after the Prophet has molded life man. He only punished him for drink- is bound to make the hardship of fasting of puberty when it becomes obligatory He ordered his companions to fast on in Madinah in the proper Islamic fash- ing, the punishment of which consists of much easier to bear. to them? that day. Although fasting on the tenth of ion makes its way of life an example of flogging (80 lashes) and a year in exile. Moreover, a child may be encouraged Generally speaking, the best answer Muharram is no longer obligatory since Islamic life. Hence, when something is Umar sent the man to Syria. to fast one or two days the first time to a question like this is that which is the obligation was transferred to fast- a common practice among the people We have thus established that encour- around, perhaps when he is nine or 10. provided by an authentic Hadith. In this ing during the month of Ramadan, it is of Madinah, it must be based on sound agement of young children to fast is the The number of days which he fasts may respect, we have a Hadith related by Al still recommended as a Sunnah of the Islamic teachings. weightier opinion to which most schol- then be increased gradually so that when Bukhari on the authority of one of the Prophet. Al Bukhari points out that the prac- ars subscribe. According to the Hadith he attains the age of puberty, he finds youngest lady companions of the Prophet It is perfectly clear from this Hadith tice of the people of Madinah in this par- which we have quoted, the children who fasting the whole month, from dawn to (peace be upon him), Al Rubayie bint that the Prophet’s companions used to ticular respect was to encourage children were encouraged to fast at the time of dusk, presenting no great difficulty. Muawwith. She reports: “The Prophet make their children fast. It is important to fast. He relates that Umar, the second the Prophet must have been very young, It is such an easy way which is char- sent messengers to the villages of the to understand that fasting is not obliga- caliph, saw a man who was drunk during probably less than ten years of age. acteristic of the Islamic approach to reli- Ansar on the morning of Ashoura (i.e. tory to children until they have attained one day in Ramadan. He rebuked him This we can understand from the gious duties. 10th of Muharram) with the message: He the age of puberty. Most scholars agree, saying: “Confound you, how do you do statement given by the Prophet’s www.arabnews.com TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Assad’s forces advance Kerry returning to Troops aim to secure Damascus; civilians detained to prevent attacks Mideast; peace AMMAN: Syrian troops backed by tanks and artillery moved into a rebel-held district talks on agenda of Damascus yesterday, step- ping up efforts to drive oppo- sition fighters from the capital WASHINGTON: US Secretary and build on battlefield gains of State John Kerry is return- Abbas to decide elsewhere in the country, a ing to Jordan on his sixth trip rebel commander said. to the region as he seeks to coax on govt in August Opposition sources said troops Israelis and Palestinians back loyal to President Bashar Al to peace talks. RAMALLAH: Palestinian Assad advanced into the neigh- Kerry was to leave yesterday president Mahmoud Abbas bourhood of Qaboun after sub- and travel to Amman, where he will decide how to reform jecting the Sunni Muslim district will meet a delegation from the the government of care- to heavy shelling. Two adjacent Arab League and Jordanian lead- taker prime minister Rami rebel-held neighbourhoods have ers, a top US official said. Hamdallah in the middle of been under sustained fire in Since he took office on February August, a senior official said recent weeks to cut off the move- 1, the US top diplomat has made on yesterday. ment of rebel fighters. a search for a long-elusive Middle “President Abbas will decide Diplomats and security sources East peace deal one of the top pri- on the legal status of the cur- said Assad appeared intent on orities of his tenure. rent government on the 14th securing the capital from rebels A Palestinian official said that of the next month,” Palestine that pose a threat to his troops, Palestinian president Mahmoud Liberation Organisation who are dug into positions in the Abbas will meet Kerry in Jordan. executive committee member centre of the city. “It is expected that (Palestinian) Wassel Abu Yusef said. Backed by guerrillas from the president Abbas and Kerry will “The caretaker period will Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah, meet in Amman,” the official said end on August 14 and then Assad has recaptured impor- on condition of anonymity. president Abbas must either tant regions in central Syria in “We are waiting to see what choose someone else to form the past two months, linking new ideas Kerry will bring with a government or form it him- Damascus to his Alawite heart- him after his last tour of the self,” he added. land on the coast. His troops now Free Syrian Army fighters prepare a mortar after clashes between government forces and the rebels in Damascus. region,” he added. At the heart of the crisis is a appear focused on eliminating the But State Department spokes- dispute over division of respon- rebel threat to the capital. comment on the fighting from while units on high ground in the Sunni Qaboun is pitted against woman Jen Psaki said she could sibilities within government. In Qaboun, Republican Guards the Syrian government. centre of the capital hit Qaboun an adjacent neighbourhood inhab- not yet confirm whether Kerry AFP troops detained hundreds of peo- Qaboun contains an industrial with rockets and artillery, accord- ited by members Assad’s Alawite would also meet Israeli or ple in public places to prevent area through which rebels had ing to a rebel commander there. sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam Palestinian leaders. was an opportunity to keep mak- rebel fighters from hitting gov- been linking up with opposition “They made inroads into that has dominated the state “Secretary of State John Kerry ing steps forward and providing ernment troops as they breached units in the north-eastern suburb Qaboun. We are still on the high since the 1960s. will travel to Amman, Jordan, an update to representatives of rebel defences and entered the of Harasta. Republican Guards buildings but they took lots of The opposition Syrian National departing this afternoon, or I the Arab League is part of that.” district, activists said. units overran the industrial area civilians to prevent us from hit- Coalition said in a statement should say this evening,” Psaki Last month the top US dip- There was no immediate and besieged Qaboun with tanks ting them,” said Mohammad Abu that 200 people were trapped in told reporters. lomat spent four days locked Al Hoda of the Free Syrian Army. a mosque in Qaboun and 40,000 She said he would meet tomor- in intensive shuttle diplo- He said the hostages were being civilians in Qaboun and nearby row with Jordanian and Arab macy between the Israeli and Rebels want Qaeda suspect tried held in a mosque and two schools. Barzeh have been under siege for League officials to “provide an Palestinian leadership seeking BEIRUT: Syria’s main rebel group said yesterday that it wanted The Qaboun Coordination the last seven months and face update on Middle East peace” and to coax the two sides back into an Islamic court to investigate the killing of one of its top com- Committee, an activist group, said the threat of being wiped out by they would also discuss the situa- direct negotiations after a gap of manders at the hands of foreign Islamist fighters last week. at least 60 people had been killed indiscriminate shelling. tion in Egypt and Syria. nearly three years. The call is the first official reaction by the Western-backed in Qaboun over the last few days The Syrian Observatory for She downplayed expecta- After talks in Jerusalem, Supreme Military Council to the killing of Kamal Hamami, also by shelling and clashes. Human Rights, a pro-opposi- tions of any announcement of a Amman, and the West Bank city known as Abu Bassir Al Ladkani, which has set liberal rebels and A working class district, Qaboun tion monitoring group, said the resumption of talks, stalled since of Ramallah, Kerry said he felt Islamists at each other’s throats. was one of the first areas of detained residents were able to September 2010, saying she could “we have made real progress” Rebel sources said Abu Ayman Al Baghdadi, the main suspect, Damascus to demonstrate against flee the mosque on Saturday. But not make any predictions. adding “with a little more work, is in hiding and there is no sign that he will be handed over to the four decades of rule by Assad and it said locals were struggling to But she stressed: “The secre- the start of final status negotia- court in the northern city of Aleppo by the Islamic State in Iraq and his late father before becoming a cope with shortages of food and tary would not be going back to tions could be within reach.” the Levant, an Al Qaeda-linked group in Syria to which he belongs. centre of armed resistance after medicine and the presence of the region if he did not feel there AFP REUTERS security forces killed dozens of snipers. Sunni Muslim protesters. REUTERS Lebanon hospital ejects wounded Syrians: Activist Detained Iran diplomat TRIPOLI: A Lebanese hospital Lebanon, has hosted dozens of — some of whom were observing hospital had become “a kind of has “forcibly” ejected 30 Syrians Syrians from the town of Qusair, the fasting month of Ramadan centre for refugees fleeing Syria.” patients wounded in violence in a former rebel stronghold that fell — were left to sit on a pavement “The whole hospital was taken Asadi released on bail their country, an activist said to government troops last month, for two hours before Red Cross up with Syrians and was unable UNITED NATIONS: A sen- Tehran’s UN mission responded yesterday, while the hospital prompting an exodus of residents. ambulances arrived to take them to assist Lebanese in the region in ior Iranian diplomat linked to to a request for comment by said they were discharged over “They were forcibly expelled to another hospital in the nearby case of emergency,” the employee Iran’s reformists was released referring to a report on Asadi’s unpaid bills. and were insulted,” Mustafa said, city of Tripoli. said. from a Tehran prison on bail release by Iran’s ISNA student “The Alameddin hospital in adding that “80 percent of them The hospital management Mustafa rejected those claims, on Sunday after four months in news agency. Minieh threw out 30 wounded were fitted with splints because of declined to comment, but an insisting that hospital fees had detention, sources familiar with The 61-year-old diplomat was Syrians from Qusair” on Sunday, their serious fractures.” employee speaking on condition been paid, and that his office had the case said. held at Tehran’s notorious Evin Khaled Mustafa, director of an “The splints were removed of anonymity said the patients purchased medicine and equip- Bagher Asadi, who has been Prison in solitary confinement for office helping refugees in north- without any concern for their were made to go because they ment for the hospital worth a senior diplomat at Iran’s UN months and without access to a ern Lebanon, said. health.” had failed to pay their bills. The 34,000 dollars. mission in New York and was lawyer for his entire detention, The hospital, in northern Mustafa said the patients employee also said the small AFP recently a director at the secre- the sources said. tariat of the so-called D8 group Iran’s reformists were sidelined of developing nations in Istanbul, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was arrested in mid-March in the the conservative former mayor Iranian capital, the sources said of Tehran, won the presiden- in April. tial election in 2005, replacing Rowhani to avoid bickering with parliament The same sources, who spoke reformist Mohammad Khatami. on condition of anonymity, said The sources said Asadi’s arrest DUBAI: Iranian President- and banking sector reforms. economy battered by interna- Parliament must also approve that an Iranian media report pub- may have been linked to the elect Hassan Rowhani has “The future government will tional sanctions. Rowhani’s nominations for cabi- lished on Sunday about Asadi’s pre-election crackdown on pledged to cooperate closely not think of confrontation with The second term of Iran’s net positions and these have been release was accurate. They said dissidents. with parliament and to limit parliament, nor will it think outgoing president, Mahmoud the subject of widespread spec- it remained unclear why he was Ahmadinejad will step down infighting between the legisla- of, God forbid, fooling parlia- Ahmadinejad, was marked by ulation in the Iranian media in arrested in the first place and soon. Hassan Rohani, a prag- tive and executive branches, ment with inaccurate statistics,” extensive feuding with parlia- recent weeks. what the status is of the case matic conservative widely seen saying Iran’s problems could not Rowhani told deputies in a speech ment, which reached a peak in International sanctions levied against him. as a relative moderate, won last otherwise be solved. late on Sunday, according to the February when Ahmadinejad over Iran’s disputed nuclear pro- The sources said they doubted month’s vote. Rowhani, a relative moder- Mehr news agency. accused the family of speaker Ali gramme have placed enormous Asadi’s release from prison repre- In January 2004, Asadi wrote ate who won a landslide victory “Certainly solving the coun- Larijani of corruption. pressure on the country’s econ- sented a move by Iranian authori- an opinion piece that ran in over more conservative rivals in try’s problems will not be possi- Rowhani, a mid-ranking Shia omy, contributing to inflation of ties to relax what analysts and The New York Times in which he a June 14 poll, needs the backing ble without cooperation between cleric who has a close relationship above 30 percent, rising unem- Western diplomats have described made clear his affinities with the of lawmakers to pass a budget parliament and the executive with theocratic Supreme Leader ployment and a weakening of the as a crackdown on dissidents in reformist philosophy of Khatami, and to deliver on promises of an branch,” said Rowhani, who faces Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, takes Iranian rial. Iran ahead of the June presiden- who was president at the time. increase in the minimum wage a tough challenge rebuilding an office next month. REUTERS tial election. REUTERS

Bedouin arrested at anti-resettlement protest BEERSHEBA: Israeli police “We called for a peaceful pro- Organisers said the overall would “as much as possible” grant said they detained 15 Bedouin test in which more than 1,000 number of protesters who took legal status to Negev villages that as hundreds of the tribesmen people took part but the police to the streets in Beersheba, the are currently unrecognised by the and women marched yesterday used force. They tried to beat a southern Negev desert region, authorities if they met a mini- in the city of Beersheba to pro- girl with clubs but when I tried Galilee in the north and Jaffa mum population criteria. test a government plan to reset- to protect her they beat me up as near Tel Aviv could have been in But those criteria have never tle them. well,” Zahalka said. the thousands. been stated. The Higher Arab Monitoring But Samri said that “the The resettlement plan was A cabinet statement has said Committee, which represents protesters attacked policemen approved by the government in “most” residents — who do not Arab communities in Israel, had and three of them were slightly January and by the parliament in currently receive government or called for a day of “angry strikes” injured”. a first reading in June. Two more municipal services — would be including demonstrations in 15 Fifteen protesters were votes are expected. able to continue living in their cities to denounce the plan. detained following the clashes. The plan call for the reloca- homes after the villages are Police spokeswoman Luba The security forces also tion of 30,000-40,000 Bedouin, granted legal status. Samri said about 800 people took detained 14 demonstrators among the demolition of about 40 villages There are about 260,000 part in the main demonstration in hundreds who blocked a road and and the confiscation of more than Bedouin in Israel, mostly living Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip shout slogans during a demonstration Beersheba, while Arab Israeli MP threw stones at them in Sakhin, 700,000 dunums (70,000 hectares) in and around the Negev in the against Israeli government’s plans to relocate Bedouin in the Negev desert. Jamal Zahalka said more than an Arab town in northern Israel, of land in the Negev. arid south. 1,000 attended. added Samri. The government has said it AFP TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07

Efforts on to Protesters, reassure world of democratic aspirations police clash GENEVA: Egyptian diplomats are working hard to reassure the world their country is still on the road to democracy despite the army’s ouster of president Mohammed Mursi, a top repre- in Cairo sentative said yesterday. “What we are trying is defi- nitely to send a message of UN chief warns against ‘retribution’ reassurance ... that we are on the democratic way,” Egyptian CAIRO: Police fired tear gas in army turned against the Egyptian ambassador to the United Nations central Cairo yesterday when people.” in Geneva Wafaa Bassim told protesters calling for the rein- While smaller in scale and reporters. statement of the ousted Islamist more localised than previous Bassim herself has been mak- president, Mohammed Mursi, clashes since Mursi was deposed ing the rounds to her interna- scuffled with drivers and pas- by the military on July 3, scenes tional colleagues in Geneva, and sers-by annoyed that they had of running street battles will raise said other ambassadors around blocked major roads. further concerns over stability in the world were doing the same Supporters of Mursi, Egypt’s the Arab world’s most populous in a bid “to explain the situation, Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Mursi demonstrate on the Sixth first freely elected president, country. to calm their concern, to answer threw rocks at police near Ramses Eye witnesses said thousands of October bridge in the centre of Cairo yesterday. their questions”. Street, one of the capital’s main of pro-Mursi demonstrators A key part of that message thoroughfares, and on the Sixth were in the area and police had vigil, and at Cairo University. The country’s first freely Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood. is that Egypt did not undergo a of October Bridge over the Nile used tear gas several times to The army warned demon- elected president was deposed on “This is a time for inclusion and coup when the military toppled in the first outbreak of violence try to control the crowd. A large strators yesterday that it would July 3, and a military-installed reconciliation. Morsi, the country’s first freely in Egypt in a week. fire was burning on the bridge, respond with “the utmost severity caretaker government has since “It is important that Egyptian elected president, on July 3 fol- “It’s the army against the peo- although the cause was not and firmness and force” if they tightened the screws on the authorities should include all the lowing massive protests calling ple, these are our soldiers, we have immediately clear. approached military bases. Islamist leader’s backers. parties in managing the current for his ouster. no weapons,” said Alaa el-Din, a Large crowds mobilised by In Paris, UN Secretary General “This is not the time of difficult situation.” “It’s a popular impeachment 34-year-old computer engineer, Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood Ban Ki-moon warned yesterday revenge or retribution”, Ban Hollande said “clashes must be where the army sided with the clutching a laptop. movement gathered at various against “revenge” and “retribu- told reporters after holding avoided” and order restored, and people,” Bassim said, also describ- “The army is killing our broth- points in the city, including out- tion” in Egypt, which has been talks with French President called for “a political solution as ing the event as a “corrective ers, you are meant to defend me side the Rabaa Adawiya mosque hit by large-scale protests since Francois Hollande, denounc- rapidly as possible”. intervention”, “a popular upris- and you are attacking me. The where they have held a three-week Mursi was overthrown. ing the arrests of officials from AGENCIES ing” and “a second revolution”. During his single year of tur- bulent rule, Mursi was accused of concentrating power in the hands of his Muslim Brotherhood, send- Egypt army plans Sinai operation after attacks ing the economy into free-fall and failing to protect minorities. CAIRO: With an insurgency threat- name and their location, he said, adding in the Sinai for agitation against the and armed groups in the Sinai. Bassim, a career diplomat with ening its sensitive border with Israel, that most of the militants “live with their government. Television stations broadcast verified 35 years under her belt, rejected Egypt’s military is preparing to go on family, in villages”. “When there was significant anger over footage of one of the Islamist group’s sen- Mursi supporters’ charge that the offensive against Sinai militants who The army would approach the opera- Mursi’s ouster, they took advantage of that ior leaders Mohammed Al Beltagui say- his overthrow was an affront to have escalated attacks since president tion carefully, he said, as it is keen to avoid situation,” he said. ing “what is happening in the Sinai will democracy, pointing out that the Mohammed Mursi’s ouster. friction with civilians, “but we don’t want Armed extremists in north Sinai could stop the second president Mursi returns” people and the army had pushed During the past two weeks, militants things to take us to a stage that affects our also exploit the military’s focus on secur- to office. for early elections, to no avail. have launched almost daily attacks on mili- national security”. ing the political transition, Oliver Coleman, Beltagui qualified his statement by say- Waiting for the next scheduled tary and police forces in the peninsula, kill- Analysts said the Sinai violence could be a senior risk analyst for London-based ing the Brotherhood did not call the shots elections “would have meant, for ing several members of the security forces down to Islamist extremists seeking to take Maplecroft, said in a report. in the Sinai. the people, to wait another three and two Egyptian Christians. advantage of the political insecurity in the Coleman added that “it is possible, Opponents of the Brotherhood said the years, and they couldn’t take it At dawn yesterday, militants killed three country after Mursi’s ouster. though at this point not especially likely, video was evidence of the strong links anymore,” she said. workers from a cement factory in an attack Shadi Hamid, director of research at the that Sinai militants will link up with newly between the Islamist group and militants Democracy, she insisted, is not on the bus in which they were travelling in Brookings Doha Center, said the attacks disaffected Islamists in the Nile Valley”. in the restive peninsula. only about “results of the polls. It’s the north Sinai town of El-Arish. could be by militants already sworn to However, he warned it was “all the more Beltagui categorically denied ties what you do with these results.” A senior military official confirmed that fighting the state. likely if (Muslim) Brotherhood members between his organisation and the Sinai Bassim said she understood the Egyptian army “will carry out an oper- Militants “who are already radical are continue to be arrested or the group is violence. In comments to Al Jazeera, he the international concern, but ation” in the Sinai, without giving further emboldened and see it as an opportunity excluded from the political process”. said the Brotherhood has “no relation with stressed the army’s “totally apo- details. to move more aggressively,” he said. Controversy erupted in Egypt last week what is happening in the Sinai”. litical” role in the process. The army knew the militant leaders by Hamid said there was already sympathy over alleged links between the Brotherhood AFP AFP

Canadian convict to be freed in Mauritania Israel begins sending DAKAR: A Canadian man con- after attempting, along with some made public at the time and his a number of Westerners have victed and jailed in Mauritania young Mauritanians, to join Al imprisonment only came to light passed through Mauritania to for “terrorist conspiracy” in the Qaeda-linked Islamist fighters in this year. join the Islamist fighters in Mali. Eritreans home despite West African nation will soon northern Mali, security sources On Sunday, the court in Yoon told the authorities he be freed after a court reduced said. Nouakchott reduced his sentence had arrived in Mauritania via his sentence on appeal, judicial Yoon, a Catholic convert to to one and a half years, meaning Morocco to study Arabic and the sources said. Islam, was sentenced in July 2012 he is now theoretically due for Koran, attracted by the prestig- rights concerns Aaron Yoon, 24, from London to two years in prison and ordered release, though he must first pay ious reputation of its Koranic in the Canadian state of Ontario, to pay a fine of 5 million ougui- the fine, the judicial sources said. schools. JERUSALEM: Israel has say that some “people are return- was arrested in December 2011 yas ($18,000). The trial was not Yoon’s case highlights how REUTERS launched a forced repatria- ing home”. She did not give their tion of Eritrean migrants that nationalities. amounts to a grave violation of The men who left on Sunday their human rights because of were the first sent back to Cooling down the risk of persecution in their Eritrea, which was accused last reclusive homeland, an advo- year by the U.N. human rights Four die as mortars hit cacy group said yesterday. chief of practicing torture and Israeli authorities have been summary executions. trying to curb an influx of Africans Israel had said in the past that that has ignited resentment in the it was seeking third-country des- riverbank in Iraq poorer neighbourhoods in which tinations for Eritreans. BAGHDAD: Four people were Baghdad, an attack by gunmen they dwell and compounded the Sigal Rozen, public policy coor- killed and nine wounded when and a bombing at a checkpoint fears of many Israelis about even- dinator for HMW, a group that a group of people were struck killed two soldiers and wounded tually being outnumbered in the objects to most deportations of by mortars as they gathered for four. Jewish state. But humanitarian migrants, told Reuters the lat- a swim on a bank of the Tigris The attacks came as Iraq groups say that forcibly return- est repatriations were “a grave river north of Baghdad yester- struggles with the worst violence ing African migrants home often human rights violation”. day, officials said. since 2008. exposes them to rights abuses Rozen said those repatriated Another seven people, most More than 2,600 people have including torture. had signed consent forms but of them members of security died in a surge in unrest so far Some 60,000 Africans, includ- she argued their agreement could forces, were also killed in separate this year, according to figures ing 35,000 Eritreans, have walked not be seen as voluntary because attacks across the country. based on security and medical over a porous desert border with Israeli authorities made clear the In the deadliest attack, mor- sources. Egypt into Israel since 2006, only way they would be freed from tar rounds struck an area north Iraq has faced years of attacks Israeli government figures show. detention was by returning home. of Baghdad on the Tigris river by militants, but analysts say Israel regards most as illegal She said at least one of the where people had gathered to widespread discontent among job-seekers but rights agencies Eritreans had said he was a mili- swim, killing four, including a members of its Sunni Arab minor- say many should be considered for tary deserter, and could face pun- child, and wounding nine, police ity, which the Shia-led government political asylum because of poor ishment at home. and medics said. has failed to address, has driven human rights records of their New York-based Human Rights As temperatures soar in Iraq, the spike in unrest this year. home governments. Watch also condemned the new young men usually venture out for The violence has remained Hotline for Migrant Workers repatriations. In a statement an afternoon swim in the Tigris to unabated during the holy Muslim (HMW), an Israeli human rights emailed to news media, Gerry escape the summer heat. fasting month of Ramadan, which group, said an initial group of Simpson, a senior HRW refu- In a separate attack, a suicide began last week. 14 Eritrean men were flown to gee researcher, accused Israel of bomber driving an explosives- The American embassy in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, “using the threat of prolonged rigged vehicle killed two soldiers Baghdad on Sunday issued a state- on Sunday, after receiving $1,500 detention to force Eritrean and and wounded four west of Kirkuk, ment condemning the violence each from Israeli authorities. Sudanese nationals to give up while a car bomb in the north- saying “the United States reaf- They were driven to the airport their asylum claims”. ern city killed a policeman and firms its commitment to support from one of two desert detention Worldwide, HRW said, around wounded 15 people, including six Iraq in its fight against terrorism”. centres that Israel has expanded. 80 percent of Eritrean asylum policemen. The United States led the A law passed a year ago, and now seekers are granted some form Gunmen also killed a policeman 2003 invasion of Iraq and played being contested in its high court, of protection because of credible and a civilian in two attacks south a major role in shaping the coun- allows the country to jail migrants fears of persecution relating to of the northern city of Mosul. A try afterwards, but has seen its An Iraqi man cools his head under a shower set up along a street in it says arrived illegally. punishment for evading indefinite suicide bomber wounded four sol- influence wane since its troops the capital Baghdad as temperatures soar during the fasting month of A spokeswoman for the Interior military service in Eritrea and diers and a civilian in the city. departed at the end of 2011. Ramadan, yesterday. Ministry declined to comment on other widespread rights abuses. And in Madain, south of AFP the HMW report, other than to REUTERS TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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HE global media has recently been focusing on radical Buddhism. And rightly so. The words ‘radical Buddhism’ would have been unthinkable a few Tyears ago, because Buddhism is a religion which has been known for love and harmony and insistence on Zimmerman’s not guilty, peaceful coexistence. But the proponents of this religion, like the followers of other religions, deviated from the teachings, distorted them, and became as bigoted and extremist as others. Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka were in the forefront of campaigns against minorities in that country – be they Tamils but Florida sure is or Muslims – and the monks in Myanmar have been directly BY EMILY BAZELON of his head from the pavement and a to show reasonable fear of grave bod- responsible for the violence against Rohingya Muslims. The swollen bloody nose. ily harm. After all, as writer Adam US-based Time magazine recently ran a cover story on T FEELS wrong, this verdict of not It’s true that there was also evidence Weinstein points out, the lesson right Buddhism’s degeneration under the title: The Face of Buddhist guilty for George Zimmerman. It on the other side: None of Zimmerman’s now for Floridians is this: “in any Terror. The article created fury and furore in Buddhist Ifeels wrong to say that Zimmerman DNA was found under Martin’s finger- altercation, however minor, the easi- countries, especially Myanmar and Sri Lanka, and the specific is guilty of no crime. If he hadn’t nails. None of Martin’s DNA was found est way to avoid criminal liability is to issue of the magazine was banned. approached 17-year-old Trayvon on the gun. These facts contradict key kill the counterparty.” But you can see Martin, if he hadn’t pulled his gun, aspects of the account Zimmerman gave the box the jurors might have felt they It’s true that Buddhism has nothing to do with what’s Martin would be alive. police. Why believe him about the rest were in. Even if they didn’t like George happening in Myanmar, but the fact is that the monks are But that doesn’t mean Zimmerman of his account? And even if you do give Zimmerman — even if they believed only not working sincerely to disassociate their religion from the was guilty of murder, not in the state him the benefit of that doubt, why did part of what he told the police — they ghastly goings on, and some have been accused of fanning of Florida. It doesn’t even mean he was Zimmerman feel so very threatened? didn’t have a charge under Florida law the flames. Monks associated with the 969 movement — guilty of manslaughter, though that was Why did he pull his gun and shoot to that was a clear fit for what he did that named after the attributes of the Buddha and Buddhism the middle ground I had hoped the jury kill? night. would find its way toward. Here’s the I don’t know. I don’t think we ever This is what Slate’s Justin Peters — have called for a boycott of Muslim businesses and a ban problem: To con- will. Zimmerman didn’t testify; he was meant when he reminded us last week on interfaith marriages. Some vict Zimmerman never cross-examined. “Zimmerman the that the state has to prove its case have been accused of egging on of murder, the six man may remain as much an enigma beyond a reasonable doubt. “That The international followers as they torched Muslim women of the jury as the events of the night in question,” hasn’t happened,” he wrote. “And if the community must homes and shops. Wirathu, a had to find that Jelani Cobb wrote in The New Yorker prosecution can’t prove its case, then It feels wrong he killed Martin last week. And all of this focus on the Zimmerman should walk.” This is our monk who has called himself the act hastily to out of ill will, moment of the shooting telescopes this legal system. It doesn’t always deliver Osama Bin Laden of Myanmar, to say that hatred or spite, or story in a way that feels misleading. justice, and this case surely points to protect the rights has actively promoted violence Zimmerman with a depraved It leaves out Zimmerman’s history of several ways in which Florida’s version of Rohingyas in against Muslims. In hugely popular mind. The law calling the cops on black people and his of law and police work should change. sermons distributed through the is guilty of didn’t account decision that night to follow Martin. It It may demonstrate that Zimmerman Myanmar. social media, the monk warns that for Zimmerman’s leaves out his excruciatingly terrible, should face federal civil rights charges. no crime. If fear or feeling of patently racist judgment. But what matters most is that Muslims have a secret plan to being physically But that doesn’t mean the jury’s Zimmerman was charged with Martin’s destroy Buddhism in Myanmar. he hadn’t threatened. verdict was racist. In Florida, a per- killing, even if he wasn’t convicted. The The international community needs to act hastily to But the physical son “who is not engaged in an unlaw- state was late to indict him, yes, and protect Muslims in Myanmar. Two years into its transition approached evidence suggested ful activity and who is attacked” has acted only after a sorry spell of botched from dictatorship to democracy, Myanmar is finding out how 17-year-old that in the heat no duty to retreat. He or she has the police work that may have affected the dangerous freedom can be. Since June 2012, when fighting of the moment, right to “meet force with force, includ- evidence presented at trial. But Florida Zimmerman could ing deadly force if he or she reason- did try to hold George Zimmerman lia- broke out between Buddhists and Muslims in the Arakan Trayvon Martin, have felt both of ably believes it is necessary to do so ble for Trayvon Martin’s death. Martin’s state, attacks against Muslins in the country have spread like if he hadn’t those things. A to prevent death or great bodily harm family and all his supporters get most wildfire. Hundreds of Muslims have been killed and more than forensics expert to himself or herself.” The jury could of the credit. 150,000 have been made homeless. The remaining Muslims pulled his gun, testified that have faulted Zimmerman for starting His father, Tracy Martin, wrote on are living in a state of fear and no serious efforts are being from the angle the altercation with Martin and still Twitter this weekend, “God blessed Martin would of his wounds, believed him not guilty of murder, or Me & Sybrina with Tray and even in made to stop the mayhem. it appeared that even of manslaughter, which in Florida his death I know my baby proud of the The communal polarization in the country is also a sad be alive. Martin was on top is a killing that has no legal justification. FIGHT we along with all of you put up statement on the new-found freedom in the country. Some of Zimmerman If the jury believed that once the physi- for him GOD BLESS.” Yes, they did Myanmarese think that former regime figures are stoking the when he was shot. cal fight began, Zimmerman reasonably fight, and their battle meant something attacks against Muslims, hoping to create an excuse for the The neighbour who came closest to feared he would suffer a grave bodily — meant a great deal — to so many par- military to reassert its influence. If that’s true, leaders like being an eyewitness — there were none injury, then he gets off for self-defense. ents of black boys in hoodies, and to the — said it looked to him like he saw a fight Maybe that is the wrong rule. Maybe rest of the country, too. Tracy Martin Suu Kyi need to speak up. Also, Western and regional leaders in which the person on top, straddling people like George Zimmerman should is right to stress that fight for justice need to exert pressure on the military leadership. the person below, was wearing a red be held responsible for provoking the at this sorrowful, painful moment. No Continued violence will not only undermine democracy or a light-colored shirt. That, too, sug- fight that they then fear they’ll lose. ill-conceived law, and no verdict, can and progress Myanmar, it will also create chaos in the region, gested Martin was on top. Zimmerman And maybe cuts to the back of the take that away. where anti-Buddhist violence is going up. did have injuries: lacerations to the back head and a bloody nose aren’t enough WP-BLOOMBERG The other side Quote of Snowden’s puzzle the day ONFUSION IS at its best as Moscow airport had sent direct vibes is welcome to stay in Russia as long there is another diplomatic quarrel far as Edward Snowden’s to the Kremlin to house it as an equal as he doesn’t come to injure bilateral that is building up between the euro- asylum is concerned. Not citizen, and allow him to lead the rest relations. At the same time Russian zone countries and the Latin American Conly the applicant but also the of his life in sanctity. It is not known Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov totally nations over the denial of airspace Latin American countries that are willing as to why Snowden has reservations distanced his administration from the to Bolivian president’s aircraft on the This is a time to host the CIA contractor are in a fix. on taking refuge in his home country’s asylum debate, and told his counter- assumption that Snowden was on Irrespective of the fact that backyard, apparently fearing a flush out parts in Europe that he is not aware of board. The plane on way from Moscow for inclusion and Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Uruguay operation on the lines of the few con- any such request. This cooling off phase to the Bolivian capital was forced to land reconciliation. It and many of the likes in the Southern ducted by Washington in the Panama in which Snowden is playing to the gal- in Europe, and had kicked a storm of hemisphere have extended an invita- and elsewhere in the region. lery by testing the American patience sorts. Any rupture of ties between the is important that tion to the whistleblower, they are not Snowden, nonetheless, has been could turn against him if he doesn’t two flanks across the Atlantic will be Egyptian authorities forthcoming in making a point as to how humble enough to formally acknowl- decide in real terms. The power poli- an undesired development, and further and when Snowden should board an edge the extended invitations. But tics between the US and Russia could the mistrust that is so deeply rooted should include all the aircraft for his chosen destination. But as far his application credentials with go against the fugitive whistleblower between the so-called capitalist and the fact is that Snowden’s heart lies Russia is concerned, it is double-talk and legal pundits believe that he could socialist blocs. Snowden’s asylum plea parties in managing somewhere else. to say the least. The spokesperson for end up in statelessness if this stalemate has come as a monkey wrench in world the current difficult The American leaker who is report- President Vladimir Putin with a tongue- continued any longer. relations and should be sorted out in a Ban Ki-moon edly holed up in the transit lounge of a in-cheek said that the NSA employee Notwithstanding Snowden’s fate, conciliatory way. Khaleej Times situation. UN Secretary General TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 American Democrats: It’s the states Democrats must put together a campaign for the state offices — at the national and state levels, well-financed and with strong local organisations and good candidates.

BY HERMAN SCHWARTZ succeeded brilliantly. In 2010, the GOP netted some 700 state seats, increasing nless the Democrats wake up its share of state House and Senate seats to the importance of winning by almost 10 percent, from approximately state legislative elections, 3200 to over 3900. they are likely to remain It took over both legislative chambers a largely weak impotent in 25 states and won total control of 21 Uminority in the House of Representatives states (legislature and governorship) — and equally feeble in the state legislatures. the greatest such victory since 1928. In The momentous Supreme Court decisions 17 of these states, GOP legislatures con- on the Voting Rights Act, same-sex mar- trolled the congressional redistricting for riage and affirmative action make win- 173 seats. The other five GOP states have ning these races all the more vital, for only one congressional district or rely on all these rulings deal with state action. an independent commission. The huge Republican victory in the 2010 North Carolina provides a striking election could turn out to be a gift that example. The state’s congressional vote The US Capitol in Washington, DC. keeps giving. and delegation had usually split closely The GOP electoral sweep in 2010 was in the decade since 2002. In 2010, for minority vote or eliminating minority affect the coming 2014 elections, for they If the Democrats want to avoid another no accident. Republicans understand the example, the House delegation was 7 to officeholders. could contribute to wiping out the mea- debacle like in 2010, the party must realise importance of the state legislative races. 6 Democratic. After the 2011 gerryman- During 2011-12, some 24 states adopted gre House Democratic gains in 2012. In that, when it comes to voting and other After the 2008 election the GOP adopted dering however, the results no longer approximately 135 anti-abortion restric- addition, eight democratic senators from vital matters, our Constitution makes the a strategy called the REDistricting reflected the state’s fairly even partisan tions, and 43 more so far this year. For states that GOP presidential nominee state legislatures more important than MAjority Project (REDMAP). As Karl split. In 2012, the Democrats won more example, many red states now require Mitt Romney won easily in 2012 are either Congress. Rove explained: congressional votes than the Republicans, that women’s reproductive rights clinics retiring or are vulnerable. If Democrats The Democratic Party must overcome “[S]ome of the most important contests 50 percent to 48.9 percent, but the new meet the same standards as hospital sur- wind up with five fewer Senate seats, the its usual midterm torpor and persuade its this fall will be way down the ballot in... gerrymandering gave the GOP a 9 to 4 gical centres, forcing a great number of GOP will control both houses of Congress. minority, female, and young supporters state legislative races that will determine congressional majority. these clinics to close, especially in rural There are some bright spots for not only to vote in 2014 — which they did who redraws congressional district lines Overall, Democratic House vot- areas. Democrats. They have an opportunity to not do in 2010 — but also not to ignore the after this year’s census, a process that ers outnumbered Republicans in seven GOP-controlled states have also passed unseat Republican governors in Florida, down-ballot state elections. could determine which party controls Republican states, but gerrymanders in severe anti-union measures, including a Maine, Pennsylvania and possibly Ohio Democrats must put together a cam- upwards of 20 seats and whether many those states produced Republican majori- right-to-work law in Michigan. North and Michigan. paign for the state offices — at the national other seats will be competitive.” ties in their congressional delegations. Carolina has drastically cut unemploy- The Republican success in blocking and state levels, well-financed and with Republicans focused on 107 state legis- We can expect to see many more such ment benefits. Other states have cut taxes background checks for gun purchases strong local organisations and good can- lative seats in 16 states where GOP wins measures after the Supreme Court’s for the rich while raising sales taxes, and may induce at least some of the 91 per- didates. They must build towards the long in four or five Democratic districts per recent Shelby County vs Holder decision many have sabotaged the Affordable Care cent of Americans who support such term — for the GOP gerrymandering is so state would enable the Republicans to re- striking down the formula in Section 4 Act and other safety net measures. checks to come out and vote against the extensive that probably most Democrats shape about 190 congressional districts. of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that deter- The two other Supreme Court decisions Republicans, especially women. Should can hope for in the 2014 elections is to Leading GOP strategist Ed Gillespie ran mines which jurisdictions are likely to also depend on state action. The federal the Republicans obstruct congressional limit their losses. this operation. discriminate against racial and language benefits granted same-sex couples by the efforts to repair the damage done to the The democracy the Framers bequeathed He took over the Republican State minorities, and require federal approval Supreme Court’s Defence of Marriage Act Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court’s us requires voters’ constant attention not Leadership Committee, and the party for all voting changes there. decision are available only for marriages Republican majority, which is likely, they only to Washington but also to the state poured more than $30m into these con- Now, however, these states and locali- performed in states that legalise gay mar- could antagonise minority voters even capitols. The Republicans know this. So tests. It also spent many millions on vari- ties will be able to adopt a multitude of riage — 35 states continue to prohibit it. more — propelling them to come out and far, however, the Democrats don’t. ous gubernatorial contests. REDMAP measures aimed at either reducing the The GOP gerrymanders will also vote. REUTERS Obama’s broken commitment to Russia UK independents When the US stands show better politics with people struggling BY SUSANNA RUSTIN hen, last year, nine out of 10 cities rejected plans for for freedom, it gives directly elected mayors, the only city to vote yes, Bristol, went on to elect an independent, George Ferguson. In them courage. It Wthe police commissioner elections held the same day, 11 independents were elected, making them the third-largest group, well ahead of the Lib Dems on zero. Of 20,588 elected councillors in England, shines a spotlight Scotland and Wales, 1,991 are independents – 9.7 percent of the total, and more than 10 times the total number of Ukip councillors (186) and on injustice. just 600 short of the Lib Dems’ 2,576. In May’s local elections independ- ents gained 24 seats to win 165, placing them above Ukip’s 147 on the BY FRED HIATT leaderboard. Meanwhile, politicians dismiss the non-aligned as egotists or dilet- ike James “Whitey” Bulger, Vladimir tantes. “They may hate each other but they hate you more because Putin likes to make the bodies you’re showing them up,” is how Bristol mayor George Ferguson put bounce. it when I rang him up last week. For six months after he was elected, L Bulger is the reputed mob boss on Labour councillors refused to join his cabinet. In May they relented, trial for multiple murders in Boston. After and Ferguson was the star turn at this month’s Local Government Bulger learned that a confederate was sing- Association independent group’s annual meeting. ing to the FBI, according to some recent US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. So are they regional quirks, or are independents part of a broader testimony, Bulger shot him, and shot him, shift in UK politics away from the big parties? Data is hard to come by and shot him, until “his body was bouncing Mikhail Gorbachev and flowered after the our economic and commercial relationships... as categorisation of what independent is varies. The LGA independent off the ground.” Soviet collapse in 1991. Independent jour- we both agreed to consult closely... the kind group includes Greens, Ukip and Plaid Cymru. Regular reorganisa- Putin is the president of Russia, who last nalists, environmental advocates, historical of constructive, cooperative relationship that tion of local government means numbers of councillors are tricky to week saw to the conviction for tax evasion societies — anyone who is not subservient moves us out of the Cold War mindset.” compare over time. of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who blew the is an enemy. No mention of the attacks on venerable But independents and their supporters believe they are making whistle on massive corruption among Putin’s And wielding pliant courts and police, human rights groups such as Memorial. No progress. In the last general election there were a record 315 candi- underlings. Magnitsky died three years ago, Putin transforms his enemies into spies, time for Alexei Navalny, the courageous blog- dates, and in May independents won local elections in Cornwall and the when he was beaten and denied treatment in embezzlers or drug dealers. The more ludi- ger about to be sentenced to six years in Isle of Wight, adding to the handful of councils they already control. prison. But Putin can’t stop shooting. crous the charges, the better everyone prison. Not a nod to the many journalists On this measure they are well ahead of Ukip, who don’t run any local The ghoulish conviction is just one understands that Putin can do as he pleases. who have been jailed, beaten or killed — nor authorities, and the Greens, who lead one. Four out of 16 directly elected stop on a breathtaking rollback of rights The rule-by-fear is Soviet, but this to those who, against all odds, keep trying mayors are independent, and Siobhan Benita came a respectable fifth and freedoms Putin has engineered since time there is no ideology — only a nox- to tell the story. in London’s mayoral race last year. reclaiming the presidency in May 2012. ious mixture of personal aggrandisement, So much for “our commitment.” It’s hard to generalise, since the whole point about independents The clampdown has been remarkable for xenophobia, homophobia and primitive The US needs to work with Russia on a is they are individuals free from party control. But the theme that its speed and comprehensiveness — and for anti-Americanism. host of issues. Of course it has limited influ- recurs in talking to them is the malign effect of national parties on President Obama’s apparent utter indiffer- In Moscow four years ago, Obama saluted ence over Russia’s development. local politics, and the view that some elected representatives’ first ence to it. a group of civil society representatives “for But when the US stands with people strug- loyalty is not to electors but to their party machine. “Why be a mem- Russia has been slipping since 2004, when the passion and perseverance” they brought gling for freedom, it gives them courage. It ber of a party? It’s much more logical to put your local area first,” Putin, in his first term, began dismantling to their fight for freedom, the rule of law, shines a spotlight on injustice. It emboldens says independent councillor Marianne Overton, a Local Government laws that had allowed for political opposition. justice and accountable government. fellow-democrats in unpredictable corners Association vice-chair. But in the past year, “the Russian govern- “I don’t think these are American ide- of the world. It can make a difference, and Demands from local government for more autonomy from ment has unleashed a crackdown on civil als and I don’t think they are the monopoly it is, as Obama said just two weeks ago, the Westminster have grown louder lately, partly in response to the cuts. society unprecedented in the country’s post- of one country,” Obama said then. “They’re right thing to do. Lord Heseltine has called for a “revolution in the way this country is Soviet history,” as Human Rights Watch universal values. They’re human rights. And When Obama was a college student, he run” and there are hints Labour will take radical steps in this direc- documented in a 76-page report this spring. that’s why the US will support them every- said during a visit to South Africa last tion. Meanwhile, the latest row over party funding, and claims that The Washington Post’s Kathy Lally and where. That is our commitment. And that month, “I knew that while brave people were big donors hold too much sway, are unlikely to build confidence in the Will Englund have chronicled the stifling is our promise.” imprisoned just off these shores on Robben system as it stands. Reform will take time. of independent voices in vivid detail. A few With that audience now in Putin’s sights, Island, my own government in the US was Only 1.5 percent of people belong to a political party, and polling headlines from just the past few months: Obama’s promise is, to be polite, not yet not standing on their side. That’s why I got before the 2010 election found strong support for more independent “Russia to charge independent mayor.” fulfilled. Search the White House website involved.” MPs (which raises the intriguing question whether Ukip benefits from “Head of Russian news website faces for Russia and an entirely different country “We don’t tell people who their leaders having the appealing word “independence” in its name, regardless of prison.” emerges, one whose officials work shoulder should be,” Obama concluded, “but we do what voters think about Europe). Almost everyone has a good word “Russia cracks down on US-linked NGOs.” to shoulder on the “reset” in relations and stand up with those who support the prin- for the 181 crossbench peers, the independents in the House of Lords. “Trial of Putin critic opens in Russia.” on drugs, terrorism and arms control. ciples that lead to a better life.” As a Green party member I’m comfortable with political parties and “Russian women’s rights rally broken up.” After meeting with Putin last month, A college student today watching Obama the idea that you join the one whose ideas are closest to your own. But Having reduced parliament and provin- Obama told reporters they’d had a “very embrace Russia — or China, or Vietnam, or most people don’t vote in local elections, and a growing number don’t cial governments to puppets, Putin in his useful conversation... I began by thanking any number of other unfree nations — might vote at all. Parties are not the only problem. Policy matters more. But second wave of repression aims to destroy him again for the cooperation... extensive wonder when that standing up will begin. perhaps independents could be part of the solution? In some places the civil society that began to emerge under discussions about how we can further deepen WP-BLOOMBERG voters have decided they are. THE GUARDIAN TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL US ‘trapped’ Snowden in Russia: Putin Russian president says leaker ‘a nice gift for Christmas’; Moscow criticised for providing propaganda platform

MOSCOW: Russian President he was flying in transit to other Asked what will happen to harm US interests in the future. he said he had told Snowden. Requests for political asylum Vladimir Putin yesterday countries,” Putin said in televised Snowden, Putin said: “How would “Judging by his latest statement, “He said ‘no’. You are laughing are reviewed by the Kremlin and accused the US of trapping remarks. I know? That’s his life, his fate.” he is somewhat changing his but I am serious,” added Putin, granted by the president. US intelligence leaker Edward “But as soon as he was in the But he also noted a change in position, but the situation has addressing a group of students. Observers have noted that Snowden in Moscow, saying he air, it became known, and our position by Snowden, who said not been finally clarified so far,” He said Snowden had vowed to Snowden’s Friday meeting did would leave Russia as soon as American partners essentially Friday he wanted to apply for asy- Putin said. continue his activism. not include some figures likely possible. blocked off his further flight.” lum in Russia until he can travel Russia’s Federal Migration “We said: ‘That will be without to upset Putin, such as Russia’s “As soon as there’s the chance Snowden was checked in for a on to Latin America. Service said earlier yesterday that us, then. We have other battles to best-known rights campaigners to move somewhere he will cer- flight from Moscow to Havana, The Russian president conspic- it had not yet received an applica- fight,’” he said with a smile. or organisations that deal with tainly do this,” Putin said in Cuba on June 24 but never uously refrained from indicating tion from Snowden. Snowden, whose passport has refugees. his first public remarks since boarded the plane. if or when he might grant asy- Putin, who is set to host US been revoked by Washington, has But among those invited Snowden summoned several “They themselves scared off all lum to the world’s most famous President Barack Obama for a been marooned in the airport’s were figures such as Vyacheslav rights activists and lawyers for a the other countries, no one wants fugitive. bilateral summit in Moscow fol- transit zone for the past three Nikonov, a lawmaker from ruling dramatic meeting Friday at state- to take him, and therefore they Putin said earlier this month lowed by the G20 summit in Saint weeks. party United Russia, who would controlled Sheremetyevo airport. essentially themselves trapped that Snowden could claim asylum Petersburg in early September, In a sign that Moscow may probably not have been known Putin accused Washington of him on our territory,” Putin said. in Russia only if he stopped his reiterated Russia’s refusal to seriously consider an applica- to Snowden before his arrival in preventing Snowden from leav- “A nice gift to us for Christmas,” leaks. damage ties with Washington for tion from him, the speaker of the Russia. ing Russia after the fugitive ex- the strongman president was The condition initially Snowden’s sake. lower house of parliament, the Washington has reacted sharply intelligence analyst arrived from quoted as saying by Russian prompted Snowden to withdraw “’We have certain ties with the State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, to the possibility that Moscow Hong Kong on June 23. reporters travelling with him on his application, before the rights United States. We do not want said on Friday that Snowden might offer Snowden a safe haven “He arrived on our territory a visit to the island of Gogland in activists who met him on Friday you through your activity to dam- could apply for either temporary and accused it of providing him a uninvited, he did not fly to us, the Gulf of Finland. said he had promised not to age our ties with the States,’” asylum or political asylum. “propaganda platform”. AFP Tobacco lobbying row Obama praises services of Bush Sr prompts Cameron WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama welcomed President George H W Bush to to rush out new law the White House yesterday in a salute to public service and to LONDON: British Prime Cameron at the very moment he the drive for volunteerism that Minister David Cameron, is trying to portray Labour as the 41st president inspired with embroiled in a tobacco lobbying being in thrall to the trade union his “thousand points of light” scandal involving one of his top movement, something it denies. initiative more than two dec- election strategists, will rush It has also exposed strains in ades ago. out new rules this week to try his coalition government. Some “We are surely a kinder and to clean up the shadowy world members of his junior partner, gentler nation because of you,” of political lobbying. the Liberal Democrats, have Obama told the elder Bush, The bill, expected to be pub- demanded he fire Crosby to rid who sat in a room filled with his lished by the government tomor- himself of what they say is an friends and former aides. row, will force political lobbyists unacceptable conflict of interest. The first President Bush — “41,” to declare who is paying them A senior Liberal Democrat he often calls himself — came to to try to influence government source said that, after initial attend a ceremony Obama was policy. Conservative party reluctance to holding to recognise the 5,000th The scandal, involving Lynton bring in lobbying legislation, the Daily Point of Light Award. Crosby, an Australian advising coalition was now united on the The award’s name comes from Cameron on how to win the next need for new laws. the description in his 1989 inau- election in 2015, erupted after the Before he was elected in 2010, gural address of Americans serv- Conservative-led government said Cameron said political lobbying ing each other as “a thousand it was shelving plans to outlaw was “the next big scandal waiting points of light.” company branding on cigarette to happen”. Thanks to Bush, Obama said, packets. “It’s an issue that crosses party “volunteerism has gone from A spokesman for the tobacco lines and has tainted our politics something that some people do giant Philip Morris Ltd confirmed for too long, an issue that exposes some of the time to something it had hired a firm run by Crosby the far-too-cosy relationship that lots of people do as a regular US President Barack Obama and former US president George H W Bush arrive for the “Daily Point of Light” award to advise it on a range of matters between politics, government, part of their lives.” in the East Room of the White House in Washington yesterday. relating to its business in Britain. business and money,” he said at Bush responded briefly, thank- The opposition Labour party the time. ing the Obamas for their “won- has since asked Britain’s top civil However, he has since been derful hospitality,” and leaving the 41st president’s son, did not Corporation for National and improve academic achievement, servant to investigate whether criticised for failing to back his his son Neil Bush to offer more attend. Obama and first lady Community Service, sponsor of attendance, high school gradua- Crosby played any role in the deci- words with action. extended remarks. Michelle Obama and the Bushes the AmeriCorps national service tion rates, and college and career sion to shelve the packaging law. Jon Trickett, a lawmaker for In addition to Neil Bush, the had lunch in the Red Room program, launched partnerships readiness. Both presidents share On Monday, Cameron’s spokes- Labour, said: “Clearly Cameron former president was joined by before the ceremony. with the Federal Emergency a commitment to volunteerism man denied the prime minister is standing up for the wrong peo- his wife, Barbara, the former first Obama announced creation Management Agency and the and service. had been susceptible to lobbying. ple. If this bill is about cleaning lady; and Michelle Nunn, CEO of of a federal task force to come Education Department. Bush, 89, established the Daily “Mr Crosby has never lobbied up lobbying, it should be used to the Points of Light organisation up with new ways for the public The 1,600-member FEMA Point of Light Award in 1990 the prime minister on anything clean up the lobbying at the heart and a possible Democratic Senate and private sectors to collabo- Corps has the sole mission of while in office. More than 1,000 and he does not have any role of (Cameron’s office in) Downing candidate from Georgia. She’s the rate to support national service responding to disasters. School of the awards were distributed in government policy,” he told Street.” Labour would try to daughter of former Senator Sam as a means of tackling national Turnaround AmeriCorps will between 1989 and 1993, Bush’s reporters. amend it to make it stricter, he Nunn. priorities. send 650 volunteers into low-per- single term as the nation’s 41st But the furore has undermined added. REUTERS President George W Bush, In the past year, the forming schools this fall to help president. AP

Diplomacy Canadian cabinet gets fresh faces King of Mandela’s tribe defects OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Rempel will become minister of new minister of state for finance. Minister Stephen Harper state for Western economic diver- James Moore will take over the from ruling ANC appointed eight fresh faces in a sification, and Candice Bergen industry portfolio and Bernard cabinet shuffle yesterday, hop- will be minister of state for social Valcourt will become minister of JOHANNESBURG: The king ing to reanimate a Tory gov- development. aboriginal affairs and northern of Nelson Mandela’s Thembu ernment sagging in polls after Orthopaedic surgeon Kellie development, while Gail Shea tribe defected from the ruling seven years in power. Leitch will be named labour min- returns to his old fisheries job. ANC to join the Democratic Ministers with key portfo- ister, Harper said in a Twitter John Duncan and Peter Van Alliance (DA) yesterday, days lios such as finance and foreign message. Loan, meanwhile, will shepherd after launching a fierce attack affairs, however, will remain at Veteran minister Leona the government’s agenda as whip on President Jacob Zuma. their posts, according to leaks. Aglukkaq will move to the envi- and House leader, respectively. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, With two years to go in its first ronment ministry, while Public Chris Alexander is to become who rules over Mandela’s tribe majority mandate, Harper’s gov- Works Minister Rona Ambrose the new immigration minister, in the Eastern Cape province, ernment is at its lowest polling will take on Aglukkaq’s old job at while John Baird remains at for- the ANC heartland, was photo- levels since sweeping to power in the health department. eign affairs but is joined by junior graphed holding a DA member- 2006. Helping Finance Minister Jim minister Lynne Yelich. ship card in a very public snub to The prime minister said yes- Flaherty return the federal budget Stephen Blaney replaces Toews the ruling party. terday that former cop Shelly to the black within a promised as Canada’s top anti-terrorism Last week Dalindyebo — no Glover will be named minister two years will be Kerry Lynne official, and attorney general Rob stranger to controversy — called of Canadian heritage and official Find, as minister of national rev- Nicholson swaps jobs with defence Zuma a parasite, accusing him languages, rising star Michelle enue and Kevin Sorenson, the minister Peter MacKay. AFP of being in the pocket of corrupt individuals. Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesman Mmusi Maimane said although they do not agree with some of the king’s statements Italian interior minister faces political storm “anyone is free to join the DA.” The king has spoken about his ROME: Italy’s main opposi- in Interior Minister Angelino compounded the headaches of regular use of cannabis and has tion parties yesterday called Alfano, who also serves as deputy Prime Minister Enrico Letta. been charged with manslaughter, for the resignation of the dep- premier, rejecting the govern- He was already struggling arson, assault and kidnapping. uty head of the fragile ruling ment’s claim that the deportation to contain coalition tensions “We believe that he represents coalition over the expulsion of took place without the knowledge between Alfano’s centre-right an important component of soci- the wife and daughter of dissi- of ministers. People of Freedom (PDL) and his ety in the Eastern Cape,” said dent Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar The incident, in which own centre-left Democratic Party Maimane. Ablyazov. Ablyazov’s wife Anna Shalabayeva (PD) and now faces a potentially The predominantly white party British Prime Minister David Cameron greets Crown Prince of Abu Both the anti-establishment and their six year-old daughter damaging showdown in parlia- which runs the Western Cape Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ahead of a meeting at 10 5-Star Movement and the smaller Alua were deported after a mid- ment, even though Alfano’s oppo- province is trying to boost its pro- Downing Street in central London, yesterday. Left Ecology Freedom party night raid on their house in the nents may not have enough votes file in black areas ahead of the filed a motion of no confidence suburbs of Rome on May 29, has to oust him. REUTERS 2014 elections. AFP TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 ASIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Jakarta boxing match Rescued stampede kills 17 fans Only two of five gates were open in the stadium

JAKARTA: Seventeen specta- a stadium in the town of Nabire fans jammed a Jakarta stadium tors were crushed to death at a when supporters angered by the for the Southeast Asian Games boxing match in remote eastern outcome began throwing chairs. football final between the home Indonesia after supporters of “Everyone else made a quick nation and rival Malaysia. the loser started a riot, police dash for the exit in fear the vio- In February 2008, 10 young said yesterday. lence would get out of control, and people were trampled or crushed “Seventeen people died in the dozens of people were trampled to death as hundreds of music crush, 12 of whom were women, on,” Jaya said. fans tried to force their way out and another 38 were injured and A witness, who did not want of a rock concert in the city of have been hospitalised for treat- to be named, was quoted by news Bandung. ment,” Papua provincial police website Detik.com as saying: In September the same year, spokesman I Gede Sumerta Jaya “There are five gates to the sta- at least 21 people were killed in said. dium, but only two were in opera- a stampede in East Java as they Around 1,500 people had tion during the match. crowded an alley to receive a cash watched the local champion- In 2011, two people were killed handout for Ramadan. ship match late Sunday night at in a stampede when thousands of AFP Firefighters rescue an injured passenger after a bus crashed into a valley in the Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province of China, yesterday. Singapore cop charged Bangladesh approves stronger labour law

DHAKA: Bangladesh approved it failed to address several con- with annual exports worth $21bn. owners on a new minimum wage with double murder yesterday a labour law to boost cerns and blamed the government Sixty percent of exports go to for the garment sector. Its cur- worker rights, including the for enacting the law in a hurry to Europe. rent $38-per-month minimum SINGAPORE: A Singapore Iskandar appeared dressed in freedom to form trade unions, please foreigners. In late June, US President pay is half what Cambodian gar- policeman once portrayed as a a black T-shirt and jeans with his after a factory building collapse “The aim was to ensure work- Barack Obama cut off US trade ment workers earn. model officer was charged yes- hands shackled behind his back, in April killed 1,132 garment ers’ rights are strengthened and benefits for Bangladesh in a mostly Bangladesh last increased its terday with the gruesome dou- as prosecutors read the murder workers and sparked debate we have done that,” Khandaker symbolic response to conditions minimum garment-worker pay ble murder of a businessman charges in court. His right hand over labour safety and rights. Mosharraf Hossain, chairman of in its garment sector, given that in late 2010, almost doubling the and his son in a case that has had a deep gash closed with stitches The legislation puts in place the parliamentary sub-committee clothing is not eligible for US duty lowest pay. This time, wages are shocked the city-state. between the thumb and forefinger. provisions including a central on labour reforms said. cuts. unlikely to go much higher as fac- Senior Staff Sergeant Iskandar No plea was taken and he was fund to improve living stand- Bangladesh was under pres- “They have made progress tory owners, who oppose the raise, Rahmat, 34, could face hanging if taken away in a police car within ards of workers, a requirement sure to adopt a better labour but the government rushed with say they cannot afford higher convicted of murdering car work- minutes of his appearance. He will for five percent of annual profits law after the European Union, it,” said Rashed Khan Menon, salaries as Western retailers are shop owner Tan Boon Sin, 67, and reappear in court next Monday. to be deposited in employee wel- which gives preferential access to president of the Workers Party used to buying cheap clothing. his son Tan Chee Heong, 42, last Iskandar, once portrayed as a fare funds and an assurance that the country’s garment industry, of Bangladesh and a member of The April 24 collapse of the Wednesday. model officer on the Singapore union members will not be trans- threatened punitive measures if Parliament. Rana Plaza complex, built on The older man was fatally Police Force website, abandoned ferred to another factory of the it did not improve worker safety “They should have spent more swampy ground outside Dhaka slashed in his home while his son’s the older victim’s car and fled same owner after labour unrest. standards. time to deliberate on the issue of with several illegal floors, ranked body was found a kilometre (half to Malaysia by scooter. He was The legislation is seen as a cru- Tax concessions offered by compensation for the injured and among the world’s worst indus- a mile) away after being dragged arrested within two days in neigh- cial step towards curbing rising Western countries and low wages dead, maternity benefits and rights trial accidents. A fire at another under one of their cars, leaving a bouring Johor state and repatriated cases of exploitation in a country have helped turn Bangladesh’s of domestic workers,” he said. garment factory last year killed trail of blood on a busy road as on Saturday. with four million garment fac- garment sector into the country’s The government is in talks 112 people. other motorists watched in horror. AFP tory workers. But activists said largest employment generator with labour groups and factory REUTERS Voter’s registration form Thai university Japan mulls Koreas fail to reach apologises for nationalising Hitler banner unclaimed Kaesong agreement BANGKOK: Thailand’s pre- mier university yesterday apologised for displaying a islands: Report SEOUL: North and South Korea failed yesterday to reach agree- billboard that showed Adolf ment on reopening a jointly-run industrial estate, dimming hopes Hitler alongside Superman TOKYO: Japan may nationalise of an early improvement in ties after months of friction. and other superheroes, say- any unclaimed remote islands A third round of talks about the complex, which followed two failed ing it was painted by students in its waters in a bid to bolster attempts this month, again ended without agreement, Seoul’s chief who didn’t realise Hitler’s its territorial claims, a newspa- delegate Kim Ki-Woong said. image would offend any- per said yesterday amid a dis- But the two sides will meet again on Wednesday, he told reporters. one. The huge billboard was pute with China over one set. The latest meeting was held at the suspended Kaesong industrial placed outside the art faculty Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s complex, which opened in 2004 10 kilometres (six miles) north of the of Chulalongkorn University government is to establish a task heavily-fortified border as a rare symbol of cooperation. as part of a tribute to this force to research owners and The zone had long remained resilient to turbulence in ties but even- year’s graduating class. It names of some 400 remote islands, tually became the most high-profile victim of the latest flare-up fol- said “Congratulations” in the Yomiuri Shimbun said. If their lowing Pyongyang’s February nuclear test. bold white letters and showed ownership is unclear, the govern- The North, citing perceived hostility by the South and its joint army Hitler with his arm raised ment will give official names to the exercises with the US, in April withdrew all its workers and banned in a Nazi salute next to islands and nationalise them, the entry by southerners, prompting Seoul to pull out its managers in Batman, Captain America, the mass-circulation daily reported. early May. Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. “(Japan) plans to end the At a rare meeting earlier this month, the two sides agreed in prin- research next year and quickly ciple to reopen the estate, where 53,000 North Koreans worked in 123 Moneylender take action, including nationali- Seoul-owned factories producing textiles or light industrial goods. sation, to remote islands with no But little progress has been made since then amid squabbles over fined $114,000 ownership,” the daily said. which side will take responsibility for the suspension, and Pyongyang’s The 400 islands are scattered refusal to accept Seoul’s demand for firm safeguards against another SINGAPORE: An errant across waters surrounding the unilateral shutdown. moneylender has been fined Japanese archipelago. The task Seoul also wants to allow foreign firms to operate in Kaesong in $114,00 after investigations force will comprise officials from an apparent bid to make it more difficult for Pyongyang to shut the revealed that he committed the finance and justice ministries People reach out for voter registration forms for the Constituent Assembly estate if relations worsen. AFP offences which warranted as well as the coastguard. election at the Kathmandu District Election Office, Nepal, yesterday. The prosecution. The Registry The move is part of Japan’s election will be held on November 19, 2013. of Moneylenders, a division efforts to preserve maritime of the Insolvency and Public resources as the country faces Trustee’s Office, brought ongoing territorial disputes with its charges in the Subordinate neighbours, the newspaper added. Courts on March 4 against In 2012, ahead of the planned Bangla Islamist leader jailed for 90 years Lee Kong Meng, the sole pro- project, Japan announced plans to prietor of moneylending busi- give names to some 40 other islands, DHAKA: A special Bangladeshi charges and jailed (for) 90 years. trials are aimed at eliminating Azam’s lawyer Tajul Islam ness Primacy Management including some near those at the court yesterday sentenced a The tribunal observed that he its leaders. pledged to appeal, saying the Services. Lee pleaded guilty in centre of a dispute with China, in 90-year-old top Islamist to 90 deserved (the) death penalty,” Announcing the verdict, the charges were based on newspaper the Subordinate Courts today an effort to verify the extent of the years in prison for mastermind- junior Attorney General MK tribunal said Azam held “superior reports of speeches Azam gave and was convicted on 23 out of nation’s exclusive economic zone. ing atrocities during the 1971 Rahman said. responsibility” for the atrocities during the war, which led to the 78 charges. Tensions have steadily risen war of independence against “Some kind of justice is done committed by militias, that he creation of Bangladesh. between China and Japan, which Pakistan. but we are not happy,” he added. helped to create to support the Ahead of the verdict, one per- Tanker fire kills accuses its neighbour of sending Ghulam Azam, compared by Azam, the fifth person con- Pakistani army during the war. son was killed in the northwestern an increasing number of ships to prosecutors to Nazi leader Adolf victed by the controversial Prosecutors had sought the town of Shibganj, after paramili- Indian sailor exert its claim over sparsely popu- Hitler, was found guilty of five International Crimes Tribunal, death penalty for Azam, describ- tary troops fired at Jamaat activ- lated islands managed by Tokyo in charges of planning, conspiracy, remained stoney-faced in his ing him as a “lighthouse” who ists hurling homemade bombs, KUALA LUMPUR: An the East China Sea. incitement, complicity, and mur- wheelchair as the sentence was guided all war criminals, and the local police chiefs said. Indian sailor was feared dead The row over the islands, known der during the war, which the read out. “architect” of the militias. A low-level official from the while 22 others were rescued as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu government says killed three mil- Violence erupted in cities When India intervened at the ruling party was also beaten to from a burning but empty in Chinese, was reignited last lion people. across Bangladesh ahead of the end of the nine-month war and it death by suspected Jamaat sup- Indian-owned oil tanker off September when Tokyo national- However, Azam, the wartime judgement, killing two people, as became clear Pakistan was losing, porters in a southwestern district the Malaysian coast yester- ised three islands in the chain in head of the country’s largest supporters of Azam clashed with the militias killed dozens of pro- of the country, the police chiefs day. MT Samudera’s engine what it said was a mere adminis- Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, police and paramilitary troops fessors, playwrights, filmmakers, also said. room caught fire at 2.40pm off trative change of ownership. Beijing and now its spiritual leader, was who responded with rubber bul- doctors and journalists. Police fired rubber bullets at Pulau Kukup in Johor State. has also disputed Tokyo’s claim to spared the death penalty because lets and in some cases live rounds, Azam was described as the protesters in the capital and One person who was missing Okinotorishima, which lies 1,700km of his age and health, and was officials said. “mastermind” of the massacres the cities of Bogra, Comilla and was feared dead and the fire south of Tokyo, saying the wave- instead sentenced to nine dec- Jamaat, the country’s largest of the intellectuals. Many of their Rajshahi after activists went was brought under control swept atoll cannot be regarded as ades in prison, a top government Islamic party and a key member bodies were found a few days after on the rampage, attacking and after a few hours, Malaysia’s an island under the UN Convention lawyer said. of the opposition, had called a the war at a marsh outside the torching dozens of vehicles, police Admiral Adon Shalan said on the Law of the Sea. “He was found guilty beyond nationwide strike to protest the capital, blindfolded and with their officials said. AGENCIES AFP reasonable doubt in all five verdict, saying the war crimes hands tied behind their backs. AFP TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PHILIPPINES Soldiers, rebels clash in Maguindanao Army deactivates five improvised explosive devices as bandits flee, carrying four wounded members

MANILA: Clashes between the Soldiers also deactivated yes- plans so the troops were able to He said the military expects soldiers wounded. Soldiers have on a community in Barangay military and the Bangsamoro terday morning the five IEDs respond,” Hermoso said, adding the BIFF to conduct more atroci- conducted law enforcement oper- Bagumbayan in President Quirino, Islamic Freedom Fighters placed inside a multicab vehicle that vehicles rarely pass through ties and the Army had secured ations early this month after the Sultan Kudarat last June 19 that (BIFF) erupted anew after that the rebels commandeered. the highway at night. military detachments and the BIFF mounted a series of atroci- left two people dead and the har- the rebels blocked the highway The highway was reopened at Villagers have confirmed see- highway. ties to disrupt the resumption of assment of a 33rd battalion patrol with a barricade that included a around 10am. ing the fleeing bandits carry four The Municipal Peace and Order the peace talks between the gov- base in the same community. vehicle planted with improvised Hermoso said security forces wounded companions. Council led by local executives has ernment and the Moro Islamic The military, however, called explosive devices (IEDs) in have foiled the rebel attempt to Responding soldiers also cap- directed the soldiers to secure the Liberation Front (Milf). off the military operations last Guindulungan, Maguindanao. detonate the bombs. tured three BIFF bandits identi- area. The BIFF, a breakaway group July 6 in deference to the holy Colonel Dickson Hermoso, He said military intelligence fied as James Abdul and siblings The incident happened hours of the Moro Islamic Liberation month of Ramadan. spokesman of the Army’s 6th agents and police investigators Saddam and Salahudin who after about 20 suspected BIFF Front, was formed by former The military said about 80 division, said no one was reported are still trying to locate the yielded an M-16 rifle and live B-40 members ambushed a military rebel commander Ameril Umbra BIFF members and six soldiers injured from both sides after whereabouts of the driver and anti-tank rockets. truck carrying troops of the 2nd Kato in 2011. were killed in the recent clashes. soldiers attacked the rebels at passengers of the vehicle that the Hermoso said the three sus- Mechanised Battalion in Barangay The BIFF has vowed to sabo- Soldiers have seized the BIFF around 8pm. rebels seized. The vehicle report- pects were turned over to the Kateman in Guindulungan. tage the peace process and to strongholds in Barangay Ganta The rebels later abandoned edly came from General Santos Maguindanao provincial police A clash then ensued, result- continue fighting for Bangsamoro in Shariff Saydona and Barangay their barricade along the City. office, which will file charges of ing in the death of five suspected independence. Damalabas in Datu Piang, both in Cotabato-General Santos City “Fortunately, some civilians illegal possession of firearms and BIFF rebels and two soldiers. The military said the BIFF Maguindanao. Highway. provided tips about their (BIFF) explosives against the suspects. The incident also left four atrocities include the attack THE PHILIPPINE STAR

Rice seized Manila’s newest China’s accusations warship visits Pearl Harbor

MANILA: The newest baseless: Manila addition to the country’s naval fleet has reached the MANILA: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday renowned Pearl Harbor in dismissed China’s statement that the Philippines did not exhaust Honolulu, Hawaii over the all political and diplomatic avenues in resolving the on-going dis- weekend, the Philippine putes over the West Philippine Sea. Navy (PN) said. The BFP At a televised press briefing, DFA Spokesperson Raul Hernandez Ramon Alcaraz arrived in enumerated the various steps initiated by the Philippines, such as the Pier Bravo 26 last July 12 move to settle the dispute through international arbitration. (US time), according to an “The Chinese statement is baseless,” Hernandez said. “As we have article posted on the offi- previously stated in numerous occasions, the Philippines and China cial website of the PN. The have been exchanging views on these disputes in attempts to achieve article said the officers and negotiated solutions.” crew of the newest Philippine Hernandez said the Philippines has invited China to hold informal warship were received by a talks and consultations and to bring the issue to a dispute-settlement crowd of Filipino-American mechanism to resolve the matter on a long-term basis. navy personnel and civilians He also noted that nearly 50 consultations with China have been led by Captain Jesse James, conducted since the Chinese intrusions, particularly in the Bajo De commander of the Joint Base Masinloc, started in April 2012. Hickam Pearl Harbour. “We had all along been indicating publicly our three-track approach of diplomatic, political and legal tracks including arbitration,” said 5.0 earthquake Hernandez. The DFA official said China has consistently maintained its “indis- hits Mindanao putable sovereignty” over the entire South China Sea including the West Philippine Sea based on historical facts. DAVAO CITY: A moderate He said this “rigid position” of China made it impossible for the magnitude-5.0 earthquake Philippines to continue bilateral discussions on sea disputes with the shook parts of southern Asian giant. This situation finally led the country to resort to arbi- Philippines early yesterday, tration. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon (right) and Deputy Commissioner Danilo Lim inspect rice bags seized by the website of US Geological customs intelligence and investigation service at the port of Manila yesterday. At least 16 twenty-footer container Survey (USGS) said. There vans of rice valued at $645,200 from Vietnam were impounded. were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from local authorities from the quake that struck at 9:28am and was traced 27 kilome- Bank secrecy hindering anti-corruption drive tres northwest of President Roxas town Mindanao’s North Cotabato province at MANILA: The country’s She added that the law has The General Banking Law hide,” Henares said. She said the former Chief Justice Renato a depth of 28.9km, the USGS “restrictive, archaic” Bank been a big hindrance to effective prohibits bank directors, officers, amendment of the Bank Secrecy Corona brought to light the said. The quake was also Secrecy Law remains a major investigations into tax evasion employees or agents from disclos- Law has long been pushed by the need to revise the Bank Secrecy felt in other areas in North stumbling block in weeding out as it has allowed tax cheats and ing to any unauthorised person, BIR but the idea never really took Law to aid the government in Cotabato, site of a series of corruption and should there- money launderers to use banks to without order of a competent off amid strong opposition from investigating graft and corrup- quakes that measured mag- fore be amended, the head of hide their ill-gotten wealth. court, any information relative politicians. tion cases. nitude-5.7 last month that the Bureau of Internal Revenue Under Republic Act 1405, also to funds or properties belonging Henares believes that the law, Some business groups, however, wounded several people and (BIR) said yesterday. known as the Bank Secrecy Law to individuals, corporations or any when amended or revoked, could believe that bank confidentiality destroyed dozens of homes In an interview, BIR commis- of the Philippines, all deposits of other entity in the custody of the help detect tax leakages, improve is crucial in maintaining pub- and two bridges, as well as sioner Kim Henares said a modi- whatever nature with banks or bank. collections on income and value- lic trust in the banking system, the province of Bukidnon. fied law is needed to give the state banking institutions, including Henares cited the need to added taxes, and increase volun- which is an integral part of the revenue collector greater access investments in bonds issued by break through the walls of bank tary compliance. country’s economy. Two rebel to accounts of suspected tax evad- the government, are absolutely secrecy to encourage individuals Tax compliance among self- The Philippines, and 20 other ers to verify tax compliance. confidential in nature with the and corporations to become more employed professionals continues countries are being monitored by camps seized Henares said the Bank Secrecy exception of a written consent of transparent, tax compliant and to be low as a big part of indi- Paris-based money laundering Law on peso and dollar deposits the depositor. accountable. vidual tax collections come from watchdog Financial Action Task MANILA: The military continues to hamper transparent Currently, tax authorities can “I hope that the Bank Secrecy individuals whose taxes are auto- Force for compliance with inter- has discovered two camps governance and makes it more only gain access to bank accounts Law could be repealed or matically deducted from their nationally accepted standards in Northern Samar that difficult for the agency to clamp of a firm or individual through a amended. If you’ve done nothing income. against harbouring tax evaders. were believed to have been down on tax evasion. court order. wrong then there is nothing to The impeachment trial of THE PHILIPPINE STAR abandoned by communist rebels who are evading secu- rity forces. Captain Amado Drug traffickers Gutierrez, spokesman of the Army’s 8th division, said the Two companies first camp was discovered last Investigators say Okada Thursday in the outskirts of Barangay Toog in Lavasares to bid for $79m town. The camp was believed to have been vacated by the helicopter deal violated anti-dummy law insurgents three weeks ago and can accommodate 50 MANILA: Two companies MANILA: Philippine investigators have recommended filing people. It has 40 sleeping bun- have so far expressed inter- criminal cases against Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and 25 others kers, three guard posts, two est to join the bidding for the for putting up dummy companies to acquire land for his planned kitchens and two bathrooms. government’s purchase of eight $2bn Manila club, the country’s Department of Justice (DOJ) said Philippine Air Force attack hel- yesterday. Govt worker icopters worth P3.4bn ($79m). An investigation team from the DOJ and the National Bureau of Defense department records Investigation also looked into claims of bribery involving Okada and dies in ambush show that as of Thursday, Rodolfo Soriano, a former consultant of the Philippine regulatory AugustaWestland and Eurocopter agency, but could not prove the allegations, it said. ZAMBOANGA CITY: An have bought the bidding docu- The “facts and evidence gathered thus far are insufficient to justify employee of the Basilan ments for the project. the filing of bribery charges,” the Justice department said in a formal provincial government was It remains uncertain though if statement after making public the investigation report submitted last killed while his wife was seri- the two firms would join the bid- month to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. ously wounded in an ambush ding slated on July 24. There were The payments are also being investigated by the Federal Bureau of in Isabela City, yesterday. past instances when parties who Investigation for potential violations of anti-bribery laws. Police identified the man as purchased bid documents did not The investigating panel found evidence the companies set up by Omar Hadjatul and his wife submit offers. Other companies Okada and his associates “were actually dummies or fronts for Universal as Ambra, both employees could still buy bid documents. Entertainment, meant to circumvent or evade laws of nationalisation of the accounting branch of AugustaWestland, an Anglo- of certain rights, franchises or privileges,” the DOJ statement said. Basilan’s provincial capital. Italian firm owned by Italy’s Okada controls Universal Entertainment Corp. Under the constitu- Investigations showed they Finmeccanica, had supplied vari- tion and public land act, only Filipinos, or entities owned at least 60 were on their way to the pro- ous air assets to the military. percent by Filipino citizens, are allowed to own land, thus restricting vincial capital and on board PZL-widnik recently completed Okada or his majority-owned companies to just 40 percent ownership. their motorcycle when they the delivery of eight Air Force Chinese nationals Li Lan Yan (centre) and his wife Wang Li Na (right) are The investigating panel said it found Okada, eight of his Japanese were ambushed by a lone gun- combat utility helicopters worth held at a police station in Quezon City yesterday. The drug traffickers, associates and 17 Filipinos, including Soriano and some of Okada’s man in Barangay Riverside at P2.8bn ($67m). lawyers, all liable to charges of violating the anti-dummy law. about 8.15am. AGENCIES who had escaped from jail in February, were recaptured on Saturday. THE PHILIPPINE STAR REUTERS TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Afghan killer of Nato Break time soldier flees custody Taliban claim the army man has joined mujaheedin

KABUL: An Afghan soldier He said another soldier, who that he has escaped and safely detained for killing a Nato had guarded his cell, assisted his joined the mujaheedin, he was soldier escaped from his cell breakout and absconded with him. welcomed by the mujaheedin,” and walked off a military base The pair managed to sneak off the militants said in a statement. with the help of a guard who the base by pretending that the A local official said the guard, also absconded, officials said detainee was sick and needed to a fellow soldier, and the shooter yesterday. be taken to a military hospital, walked out of the prison and The pair hitched a lift to the Hameed said. hitched a lift, asking to be dropped main gate of the base aboard a The US-led International off at the gate. “The driver agreed military truck, one local official Security Assistance Force said without realising their identity. said. The escape raises questions it had “full confidence” that he They walked off the base and dis- about the capacity and profes- would be re-arrested. “We have appeared,” he said. sionalism of the Afghan army full confidence in our Afghan Songs supporting the Taliban’s A labourer sleeps in his cart outside a mosque in Kabul yesterday. Some nine million Afghans or 36 percent as the remaining 100,000 foreign partners, that they will do an armed struggle and suicide bomb- of the population are living in “absolute poverty” while another 37 percent live barely above the poverty line, troops prepare to leave next year. investigation, they will be able ings had been found on his mobile according to a UN report. The soldier was arrested last to bring this individual back phone during investigation, the Tuesday after opening fire on to custody,” said ISAF spokes- official said. “It appears that he foreign troops. The Nato soldier, man Brigadier General Heinz was impressed by the Taliban, if from Slovakia, died and six other Feldmann. he did not have a full link (to the soldiers were wounded during the General Zahir Azimi, spokes- insurgents).” New cell set up to deal with emergency attack at a military base in the man for the Afghan Defence In 2012, around 60 Nato troops southern province of Kandahar. Ministry, said an investigation were killed in insider attacks in ISLAMABAD: The National possible time. According to a fully prepared to immediately Officials said the Afghan fled had been launched. Afghanistan, breeding mistrust Database and Registration Nadra press release issued here, respond to the government’s call his prison cell on Sunday. “An The Taliban said the shooter, and threatening to derail efforts Authority (Nadra) of Pakistan the authority’s Chairman, Tariq in an hour of need. Afghan army soldier who opened whom they named Isanullah, had to replace Nato combat troops has formed a special cell to con- Malik, said that with over 534 Nadra has been continuously fire on Slovakian soldiers last links to them and was helped by with local forces next year. The tinuously coordinate with all registration centres, 236 regis- supporting the government in week has run away from deten- a fellow soldier to escape. Taliban often claim that Afghan provincial disaster management tration vehicles, 74 semi-mobile conducting relief and rehabilita- tion,” General Abdul Hameed, the “To avoid trouble for him we soldiers who kill their Nato allies authorities and the cabinet divi- registration units and over tion activities for the past seven top Afghan army commander in didn’t reveal at the time that he are linked to the militant group. sion to immediately respond to 200 special centres manned by years. the south, said. had links with the Taliban... now AFP an emergency in the shortest trained staff, Nadra was now INTERNEWS $1bn renovation plan for airports Khan wants his party to solve dual post row in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: On his return not happy at the development in neither anyone had approached speaker Assad Qaiser and two But Imran acted promptly to ISLAMABAD: The govern- from London, the first issue the his absence, surrounding cer- the commission with objection to provincial ministers was based on stay the commission’s decision on ment is working on a renova- PTI chief Imran Khan wants tain PTI office-bearers who now the dual office-holders nor notices personal vendetta of “someone”, July 10, declaring that the central tion plan worth Rs100bn ($1bn) the party’s central executive also hold public offices, including were issued to the persons con- who holds no party post. executive committee would take a to improve the infrastructure committee (CEC) to take up is the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief cerned to hear their viewpoint “Chief Minister Khyber final decision on this count. at airports by 2015. According the unexpected and “unilateral” Minister Pervaiz Khattak. or what post they would like to Pakhtunkhwa was approached Moreover, it was also to the government’s vision on decision of the Central Election Interestingly, the party’s con- retain. The commission issued a for appointment of senior lawyer announced that Imran had never aviation, no major upgrade or Commission (CEC) to deprive stitution is silent on this issue and release, bypassing the PTI Media Qazi Anwar as advocate general asked Khattak to pick one of the induction of latest technology/ some elected persons of key if at all the party’s top decision- Centre, and two individuals, of the province but this demand two posts; he is currently PTI equipment has taken place in party offices. making body upholds the deci- unknown to the media, visited or proposal was turned down by Secretary General and Chief the Civil Aviation Authority It is learnt that the blunt sion made by the commission, an the media offices to distribute it. the head of the provincial govern- Minister. However, Imran did ask for the past 20-25 years. Its refusal of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amendment will have to be made “The commission did not con- ment, who wanted a younger per- Khattak privately in Islamabad radars, communication and Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak in the constitution. tact us for the issuance of press son to fill the post,” PTI sources and the chief minister offered to radio navigation equipment to appoint senior lawyer and ex- “Imran and other top leaders release to the media and this does claimed. quit the public post. have become old, while its head of the Supreme Court Bar are surprised over this move by not happen normally,” said a sen- This resulted in an extraordi- Meanwhile, the supportive runways and passenger ter- Association (SCBA) Qazi Anwar the commission, headed by Hamid ior party leader at the party’s cen- nary meeting of the commission brace has been removed from minals in Quetta, Karachi, as advocate general of the prov- Khan,” sources said. tral secretariat. and issuance of a press release, Imran’s waist and he is currently Lahore, Peshawar, Nawabshah ince was the reason behind this They contended that the com- PTI sources claimed that the declaring that certain party posts being rehabilitated: he had a fatal and Faisalabad have deterio- development. mission was not empowered to issuance of a release and declaring lay vacant to fill these and intra- fall from a forklift-truck three rated through wear and tear. Party sources privy to the take up such matters. party posts vacant, including that party election was scheduled for days before the general election. Following directives of the development said that Imran was Sources pointed out that of Khattak, provincial assembly August. INTERNEWS prime minister on security environment, his Aviation Adviser Shujaat Azeem has Quran lessons asked authorities to initiate the process of acquiring latest Minister delays Working group likely for scanners for major airports. plane take-off Rabies cases talks with Pakistan Taliban on the rise over AC system ISLAMABAD: The govern- government is willing to give peace PESHAWAR: The gov- m e n t o f Pa k i s t a n i s l i k e l y t o f o r m a chance. “Different proposals are ernment in the northwest- RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan a working group to hold talks under consideration and one of ern province of Khyber International Airlines (PIA) with the outlawed Tehreek-e- them is to form a working group Pakhtunkhwa is finding it flight to Karachi from the Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and for talks with the TTP,” added the difficult to provide treat- Benazir Bhutto International other militant groups as part of official, who asked not to be named ment to the people bitten by Airport, Islamabad, was forced its efforts to put an end to the in the report because he was not dogs as the number of cases to abort take-off after a fed- vicious cycle of violence in the authorised to speak to the media. has risen due to hot season eral minister and some other country. The proposed working group, and a large number of stray passengers protested against The working group is expected he said, would comprise poli- animals, according to health non-functioning of the plane’s to be announced after an all- ticians and other figures who experts. “We are receiving air-conditioning system party conference (APC), which could use “their influence and 15 to 20 cases of suspected yesterday. is scheduled for later this month, good offices” to make peace talks rabid dog bite every day But Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, to evolve consensus on a new pro- successful. According to the draft at Lady Reading Hospital, the President of Awami Muslim posed national security policy. security policy, the government Peshawar. All are given full League (AML) who was also trav- The government of Prime would devise a mechanism to four doses. The mortality rate elling on the flight, preferred to Minister Nawaz Sharif has reintegrate those who either shun is 100 percent if the victims keep away from the protest. “Let already announced that it is will- some “so-called jihadi organisa- are left untreated,” a senior him disembark if he wants. But I ing to negotiate with the TTP and tions” or who got disengaged from doctor said. Due to cost of vac- shall travel on the flight,?” Sheikh other “reconcilable groups” for such acts on any account. cine and injection, victims are Rashid was quoted as saying by the sake of peace. Under the plan, the government given first dose and advised to a source. The source said the Although, the security estab- is considering utilising former purchase the remaining three Karachi-bound PK-301 was tax- lishment in a recent briefing to militants and those militants who from the market. ing when one of the passengers the government suggested a cau- are in custody for reaching out to started protesting. tious approach on peace talks, the the TTP. INTERNEWS Telecom policy Shortly, some other passengers Young Afghans listen to their teacher as they learn and memorise the joined him. The source said the Quran at a madrassa in Kabul yesterday. to be reviewed crew members tried to convince the protesters that the air-condi- ISLAMABAD: The govern- tioning system would start work- ment has decided to conduct ing soon after the plane takes off. Islamabad keeps quiet over Malala Day, UN speech a macro review and revision But the Minister for Inter- of the telecommunications provincial Coordination, Riaz policy and regulatory frame- Hussain Pirzada, asked the crew ISLAMABAD: As the world Rawalpindi, there was total as she tweeted, “Malala today at young defiant girls in all climes work to undertake next gen- members to stop the plane and rose on its feet to give young silence as the Prime Minister’s the UN: “Nothing changed in my and all ages wishing to seek edu- eration ICT sector reforms, disembark him. Malala Yusufzai a standing ova- Office, Foreign Office, minis- life except this.” Extraordinary cation for their emancipation and it was learnt yesterday. The The cabin crew informed the tion on the conclusion of her try of education and the ISPR young woman! “ rejecting extremism, tyranny and World Bank is providing a pilot who immediately contacted address on her sixteenth birth- chose to ignore this rare event PTI Chief Imran Khan also militancy,” the president said in grant from its institutional the authorities concerned and day at the United Nations, the altogether. tweeted from London: “Malala’s his message of felicitation. development fund for to the returned the plane to the termi- silence in Islamabad was almost Twitteristan also rose up in courage and commitment to the “The event today in the United initiative. A working group, nal. The protesting passengers scandalous. arms and better sense prevailed cause of education, especially Nations is also a demonstration led by the telecom official at were disembarked and shifted to This despite the fact that when Punjab Chief Minister girls education, is admirable. of the realisation by the interna- the Ministry of Information the passenger lounge. 80 nations joined by UN spe- quickly withdrew his tweet which The PTI government in Khyber- tional community that the way Technology, will be set up. The source said 12 passengers, cial envoy for global education, was considered in bad taste by Pakhtunkhwa is paying special forward to defeat the forces of The World Bank said 11 glo- including Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Gordon Brown and UN secre- many, “Good speech by Malala. attention to educational needs of darkness and militancy is to equip bally recognised companies decided not to travel on the flight. tary general Ban Ki-Moon, put Could have been better seemed girls and providing extra facilities our girls with education,” he said. had expressing interest in The other passengers, includ- Pakistan on the map because of a to be written for global consump- for women teachers”. He added that the agenda the project. Short-listing of ing Rashid, remained seated in teenager who has now become a tion (and tried to please everyone It was only President Asif Ali of democracy was peace and the firms is expected to take the plane that took off at about legend. Which other country can at home and abroad).” Zardari, who was the saving grace progress and that of extremists’ place in the coming weeks. 12.20pm against its scheduled boast of such heroism? Former US state secretary as he sent out a message imme- death and destruction. AGENCIES time of 10am. INTERNEWS Back in Islamabad and Hillary Clinton was more gracious diately. “Malala is the symbol of INTERNEWS TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA 6,000 presumed dead in floods Compensation distribution to begin today Kin of those missing in DEHRADUN: Nearly 6,000 pilgrims, tourists and others are believed to have died when flash floods and land- slides struck northern India last Uttarakhand live by hope month, officials said yesterday. The victims were swept away when DEHRADUN: The pilgrims came inhabitants but the tens of thousands of floods caused by torrential mon- seeking salvation and a place in heaven, devotees who flock each year on a pilgrim- soon rains hit the Himalayan state of but now their faces stare from banners age to the temple towns of Kedarnath, Uttarakhand in June, destroying entire and tatty flyers tacked to gates and Gangotri, Badrinath and Yamunotri. villages and towns. walls of Indian villages and hill-towns. Authorities say a significant percentage “Compensation to their families Some are children, smiling as they pose of the missing were pilgrims, like Kabra’s will begin tomorrow (Tuesday) on between parents; others are elderly cou- relatives, who came from other parts of the assumption that they (the miss- ples standing side-by-side looking into the India. Many pilgrims and residents were ing) are dead,” the Chief Minister of camera. Many posters show groups from stranded for days but military rescu- Uttarakhand, Vijay Bahuguna, said in the same family and some offer rewards ers pulled more than 100,000 of them to the state capital Dehradun. of up to Rs200,000 ($3,340). safety. Raging rivers flattened houses and All carry the names of those pictured The flash floods and landslides washed buildings in the state, which was packed and a telephone number. All have one away or damaged 5,000 roads, 200 bridges with travellers in what was a peak tour- word in common: “Missing”. and innumerable buildings on river banks. ist season. A month ago, the Himalayan region of But with many roads still blocked, some Bahuguna put the estimated death toll Uttarakhand was lashed by its heaviest areas are only reachable by air. at 5,748 people. rainfall on record, causing glacier lakes The calamity was a “Himalayan tsu- Some 1,000 people were confirmed and rivers to burst their banks and inun- nami” that brought death and destruction dead at the time of the floods. Thousands date towns and villages. to a rugged terrain sprawling over 37,000 of others had until yesterday been offi- Now authorities say there is little hope square km, said Vijay Bahuguna, chief cially listed only as missing, meaning of finding alive the 5,748 people declared minister of the state of Uttarakhand that compensation could not be paid. to be missing from the disaster, making suffered the brunt. The military mounted a massive res- it the deadliest ever in the mountainous “We are not getting into the contro- cue operation in the worst-hit areas, region. “Three generations of my fam- versy whether the missing persons are plucking stranded victims to safety. ily were there. What am I going to do dead or not,” said Bahuguna. “We are Bahuguna said his state government now?” asked P C Kabra, a middle-aged abiding by what the families of the vic- would compensate local residents while civil servant searching for any sign of 15 tims say, and if they think that they other governments would financially relatives at the main police station in the haven’t come back and have no hope as care for their residents, many of whom hill-town of Dehradun. well, (then) we are providing them mon- were pilgrims visiting remote Hindu Kabra, from the city of Lucknow, etary relief.” shrines in Uttarakhand. told how he lost contact with his fam- Without a body, Indian law does not Some 924 of the dead were from The Kedarnath Temple (centre, foreground) amid flood destruction in the town of ily, including his mother, two brothers, allow a person to be declared dead until Uttarakhand and “their families will Kedarnath, located in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. sisters, their spouses and children, when seven years have elapsed, he told the receive compensation from state funds”, the floods struck the Kedarnath Valley at Thomson Reuters Foundation in a week- the chief minister told reporters. marooned villages and resort towns supply and repair of roads,” said, adding the heart of the disaster. end interview. He said Rs500,000 ($8,394) would be after the disaster. three billion rupees had been approved “I last spoke to my elder brother on Even so, the death toll is likely to be given to each family. Unmanned drones were deployed to to restore highways. June 17 at 6 o’clock in the morning. He too low, say aid workers and people living The Uttarakhand government will scan thick jungles to find those stranded. “Bridges that can be repaired will be called me and was screaming, ‘There is in the disaster zone, who say more than also set up a fund, with Rs500,000 to be Soldiers used harnesses and erected restored or new ones will be built to water everywhere. We are in danger, 10,000 people were in the area when the given to each child orphaned in the dis- rope bridges across flooded rivers to replace them,” he said of a massive plan please help us’,” said Kabra, who has floods struck. Air force pilots, who were aster, he said. The rains and landslides move people to safety. to revive Uttarakhand. been hoping against hope as he scours operating more than 40 helicopters at the swept away hotels and roads during the Chief Minister Bahuguna said his The chief minister also said residents the area’s hospitals. peak of the search, have had to negotiate peak pilgrimage time in Uttarakhand, next priority was to rebuild the scenic of 240 devastated villages would be given “The phone disconnected after that narrow valleys, sometimes flanked with known as the “Land of the Gods” for its state in the Himalayan foothills, where financial help to rebuild their lives. and I haven’t been able to get through dense forest, and unpredictable mountain myriad temples. scores of bridges have crashed into swol- “The state government will construct since then,” he said, lifting black-rimmed weather. Two helicopters have crashed The Indian military, backed by a len rivers. earthquake-resistant houses in model glasses to wipe away tears. during the rescue and 20 servicemen fleet of helicopters, rescued more than “The top priority is to provide drink- villages which we will set up,” Bahuguna The disaster affected not just killed. REUTERS 100,000 pilgrims and tourists from ing water, the restoration of power said. AFP SC notice on Congress, BJP sparring over Modi gets more intense complaint NEW DELHI: The war of Minister Manish Tewari, while agenda. “The Congress which Nitish Kumar said his party’s The Congress also took objec- words between the Congress Congress general secretary couldn’t defeat him in Gujarat on (JD-U) decision to leave the NDA tion to Modi in his Pune speech and the BJP escalated yester- Ajay Maken said the “veil of these very issues is talking about last month was right. questioning the outcome of the authority day with the former accus- secularism is better than naked it from Delhi now,” BJP spokes- “Our decision to leave NDA food security proposal, attacking ing Gujarat Chief Minister communalism”. person Nirmala Sitharaman told was right (due to) the language the UPA over the falling value of against cops Narendra Modi of communally Maken also marshalled an Times Now news channel. used by a BJP leader to hurt the the rupee and its claims of enact- polarising India. array of facts showing that Modi’s She said the Prime Minister’s feeling of a community...,” Nitish ing rights-based legislation, say- Modi also faced flak from Gujarat lagged on several devel- Office and the Planning Kumar told media persons with- ing people needed action, not acts. NEW DELHI: The Supreme former ally, Janata Dal-United opment indicators. Commission had also acknowl- out naming Modi. In an inter- “He (Modi) has no moral Court yesterday issued notice (JD-U) which cited his recent The war of words began when edged Gujarat’s development. view to a foreign news agency on authority to criticise the central to the central and state gov- comments as validating its Modi, addressing a college gather- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Saturday, Modi said he had done government when he has failed ernments on a petition seek- decision to break ties with the ing in Pune on Sunday, said that president Anurag Thakur also “absolutely the right thing” dur- in his state as chief minister,” ing direction to set up Police Bharatiya Janata Party and leave whenever the Congress govern- came to Modi’s support. ing the Gujarat riots in 2002 and Maken said. “He has no right to Complaint Authorities (PCA) the National Democratic Alliance ment is faced with trouble, it “In the context of the veil, I that even if a “puppy comes under create a false impression.” to deal with public complaints (NDA). hides behind “a veil of secularism” would just like to say that when the wheel of a car, one feels sad”. Maken contended that dur- related to law enforcers. “This is about polarisation so that no one questions the party the Congress party does not have Nitish Kumar said that the ing the nine years of the United The authorities comprising between libertarians, between on real issues. an answer, it hides in a veil and “next general elections result will Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule, competent and independent peo- those who believe in pluralism, Defending its leader, the BJP Narendra Modi has spoken the prove BJP wrong and vindicate the performance was better than ple were mandated by the apex and those who subscribe to the said the Congress had no right to truth,” Thakur told reporters our stand that there is need to what the BJP-led NDA achieved court by its 2006 verdict related ideology of communalism,” said criticise him as he has won three here. take (everyone) along and not to during its six-year rule 1998-2004. to police reforms. Information and Broadcasting elections based on his development In Patna, Bihar Chief Minister hurt feeling of one community”. IANS The apex court bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla and Justice Vikramajit Sen issued notice as Kudankulam protest senior counsel Colin Gonsalves pointed to the court the “poor Amartya Sen doubts state of the implementation of the directions of the apex court for pushing police reforms”. The petition was filed by efficacy of food plan Sarfraj Mulla, Kavesh V Gosavi, Abdul Allbaksh Gaffar Shirogod KOLKATA: Ruing that the grain to around 67 percent of and Khalil Tannub Mohammed, Food Security Bill was promul- India’s 1.2 billion people. who were all allegedly ill-treated gated as an ordinance and not The bill envisages providing by Goa Police, urging the court a parliamentary bill, Nobel lau- five kg foodgrain at rates rang- to direct all states and union ter- reate economist Amartya Sen ing between Re1 and Rs3 per kg. ritories to set up a PCA each and yesterday stressed that the pro- Around 800 million people make it functional within three vision needs to be viewed in the would thus get the subsidised months. The petitioners urged the context of curtailing expenses foodgrain at an initial cost of bil- court to direct the central gov- on health and education. lions to the government. ernment to frame model rules to “What I do have a view on Sen pointed out that the issue be adopted by states and union is to compare it with cutting of food security is a multi-dimen- territories on establishing the other things like education and sional matter and a “number of proposed complaint authorities. healthcare, and so on, and not considerations” have to be taken They alleged that they were talking about such things like into account. “tortured by the police, stripped subsidised electricity which may He highlighted the issue of naked, racially abused and mali- absorb two percent of the GDP. technical expertise and dismissed ciously prosecuted” by Goa Police. One-third of Indians do not have the view that the bill can be ques- As they filed a complaint on power connection anyway,” Sen tioned on the grounds of freedom their torture by police before the said an event at the Presidency to choose foodgrains. “Food secu- PCA, it (PCA) allowed their cross University here. rity gives some food when the examination by counsel for police “I believe it comes through an alternative will be no food. There and disallowed thier counsel to ordinance, not even as a parlia- are many different ways in which question the police personnel who mentary bill, which in some way the nutritional balance in India allegedly ill-treated them. The is a pity. But the issue to look at could be achieved. It is not an PCA conducted proceedings in a is how it is financed and what its issue of freedom. There is also an manner openly favouring police context is,” said Sen. issue of technical expertise,” he and appeared to be labouring Demonstrators lie on a road during a protest near the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu President Pranab Mukherjee explained. Referring to the sub- under a very wrong legal notion yesterday. They were protesting a Supreme Court verdict that allowed the commissioning of the first reactor recently promulgated the national sidy on diesel, Sen said India is as to the scope of its authority, the of the Kudankulam nuclear power project. food security ordinance, which only one of a few countries that petition said. IANS aims to provide subsidised food subsidise fossil fuel. IANS TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Anti-reservation ire Three killed in Bengal poll violence 75 percent turnout in second phase

KOLKATA: Three people, had to be hospitalised with bullet including the husband of a injuries elsewhere in the district. CPI-M candidate, were killed The CPI-M is involved in both the as violence marred the second attacks,” Ghatak claimed. round of West Bengal pancha- Four other people were injured yat polls yesterday. in a CPI-M-Trinamool clash at The deaths were reported from Bhatar in the district. Burdwan district where polling “Three people died in the sec- was held along with Hooghly and ond phase. During nomination, East Midnapore, police said. The 12 were killed, something that turnout was around 75 percent. never happened during the last Mohammad Hasmat, husband seven panchayat polls. Several of Communist Party of India- thousands have been injured and Marxist (CPI-M) candidate affected in this panchayat poll,” Manowara Bibi for Madhudanga said Congress leader Manas gram panchayat seat in Jamuria Bhuniya. area, died when some assailants Altogether 28,342 candidates threw bombs at him while he was are in fray for 12,869 panchayat on his way to a polling booth to seats for the three-tier rural bod- Protesters damaging a bus in Allahabad yesterday. They were protesting against reservation for Other Backward Class candidates by the Uttar cast his vote. ies in the three districts. Pradesh Public Service Commission. In a retaliatory action, As many as 50,000 security Trinamool Congress activist personnel, including 35,000 state Rajkumar Khora was kidnapped security forces and 15,000 central and lynched by a mob, allegedly troopers, are on duty for the polls. comprising those close to the CPI- A total of 95,25,320 voters were SC refuses plea against CAG appointment M. Khora’s body was later dis- eligible to elect their representa- covered in a field. In Nawpara of tives in the three districts cover- Mangalkote, a Trinamool activist ing 10,637 gram panchayats, 2,047 NEW DELHI: The Supreme The public interest litigation it is made arbitrarily by a proce- president”. Sharma was placed in was killed during a clash between panchayat samities and 185 zilla Court yesterday asked former seeking the setting aside of the dure that does not withstand the a position of conflict of interest as supporters of his party and those parishad seats. chief election commissioner appointment of Sharma as the test of constitutionality, also on he would be examining some of of an independent candidate. All eyes were on Singur in N Gopalaswami to move the chief government auditor was the ground of conflict of interest”, the allegedly controversial defence While the opposition Left Hooghly and East Midnapore’s Delhi High Court and declined filed by Gopalaswami and sev- the petition said. deals that were concluded during Front and the Congress blamed Nandigram — which gained to entertain his plea seeking the eral other former government The petition sought the fram- his tenure in the defence minis- the Trinamool for the violence, national and international spot- quashing of the appointment of officials. The petitioners con- ing of a “transparent selection try, the petition said. Sharma was Agriculture Minister Moloy light during the last lap of the former defence secretary Shashi tested Sharma’s appointment on procedure based on a definite a joint secretary in the Defence Ghatak, who hails from Burdwan, Left Front’s rule for the anti- Kant Sharma as the CAG. the grounds that it was bereft of criteria...” for the appointment of Ministry (2003-07), the director pointed out that two of those killed farmland acquisition protests that “Go to high court,” said the transparency. CAG and pleaded for the setting general of acquisitions in charge were supporters of the ruling propelled Mamata Banerjee led apex court bench of Chief Justice Sharma’s posting as CAG was up of a “broad-based non-parti- of all defence purchases (in 2010), party. “Hasmat was trying to jam Trinamool Congress to power. Altamas Kabir, Justice F M I “arbitrary, opaque and made san selection committee, which and appointed as the defence sec- the booth with his accomplices. The first phase was held on July Kalifulla and Justice Vikramajit without any procedure and cri- after calling for applications and retary in July 2011 before being This enraged the villagers and 11. Polling for the next rounds will Sen as senior counsel Fali teria”, the petition said. nominations would recommend appointed as the CAG, the peti- they beat him up. On the other be on July 19, 22 and 25. Counting Nariman raised the plea before The appointment was “liable the most suitable person for tion said. hand, Khora was lynched by the of votes will take place on July 29. the court. to be declared non est or void as appointment as the CAG to the IANS CPI-M activists. Two of our men IANS

ISI agent gets Gang-rape accused seven years charged with robbery in prison MUMBAI: A court here yes- NEW DELHI: A Delhi court of your common intention along terday sentenced a spy to seven yesterday framed charges of with one Ram Singh (since years in jail for supplying mili- kidnapping and dacoity against deceased) and one (juvenile)... tary and strategic secrets four accused being tried in kidnapped or abducted Ramadhar to Pakistan’s Inter-Services another court for the December (carpenter) with intent to cause Intelligence (ISI). 16, 2012 gangrape and brutali- Ramadhar to be secretly and Javed Abdul Ghafoor Mozawala sation of a woman in a moving wrongfully confined and you all was found guilty of supplying sen- bus. thereby committed an offence sitive information pertaining to Additional Sessions Judge Daya punishable under section 365/34 the Western Naval Command in Prakash put on trial accused IPC and within the cognisance of Mumbai, Indian Navy facilities in Akshay Kumar Singh, Mukesh, this court.” Mumbai and Lonavala, the Koyna Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma The court also framed charges Dam in Satara and the Bandra- for dacoity, under section 395 against them for offences pun- Worli Sea Link, among other of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), ishable under IPC sections 342 things. and kidnapping under section 365 (wrongfully confining any per- Additional Sessions Judge of the IPC. son), 394 (person voluntarily Vrushali Joshi found Mozawala The court framed the charges causing hurt in committing or (28) guilty under sections of the against the four accused and fixed attempting to commit robbery), Official Secrets Act, but did not July 23 for recording testimonies 412 (dishonestly receiving stolen find him guilty of criminal con- of prosecution witnesses. The property knowing that it was spiracy under the Indian Penal accused earlier pleaded not guilty obtained by dacoity) and 34 (com- Code, said Mozawala’s lawyer to the charges and sought trial. mon intention). Shahid Ansari, providing free Judge Daya Prakash said: “It is The case relates to a physio- legal aid through NGO Jamiat alleged that on December 16, 2012 therapy intern who was brutally Ulama-e-Maharashtra. “The at about 8.45pm at Munirka bus tortured and gangraped in a mov- accused was actually working as stand or road leading towards IIT ing bus by five men and a juvenile, a visa agent, but the investiga- flyover, you all (Akshay, Mukesh, after she boarded the vehicle with tors have declared him as an ISI Pawan and Vinay) in furtherance her male friend. IANS agent,” Ansari said. IANS

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Employees of government-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd shout slogans during a protest at the closure of telegram service at the Central Telegraph Office, in Kolkata, yesterday. Authorities closed the over 160 year old service yesterday which was once a fundamental part of the country’s communication system used for everything from taking care of official business to reporting deaths and marriages. TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

PRAYER TIME Google Street News in Numbers PRODUCER PRICE INDEX OF INDUSTRIALCHART: SECTOR 1 View makes Fajr (Dawn) 3:26 Shorook (Sunrise) 4:53 a splash Zuhr (Noon) 11:40 Asr (Afternoon) 3:05 in Venice Maghrib (Sunset) 6:28 VENICE: It has taken six Isha (Night) 7:58 years, but the secrets of Venice’s watery back alleys have finally succumbed to Google Street View. WEATHER Unable to bring their camera- toting car to the Italian lagoon city, where gondolas and canals Today Wednesday Weather Pics. Kammutty VP Thursday Conditions: stand in for vehicles and roads, Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Clear the internet firm sent instead Humid and physically fit technicians to walk Producer Price Index of Industrial sector misty to foggy at Venice’s alleys wearing a back- pack-mounted camera. For the three months of Q1, 2013 High: 41° first, becomes High: 42° High: 43° Google has already added the Low: 32° Low: 33° Low: 33° hot and slight dust. Antarctic, the inside of the White House and the Great Barrier Reef Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) for the first time has (underwater) to Street View, which was launched in 2007, but released the Monthly Producer Price Indices (PPIs) DOHA - SUN & SEA a spokesman said Venice was con- sidered a feather in its cap. of the Industrial sector for January, February and SUN TIDE SEA “We have wanted to do it for March of the first Quarter (Q1) of 2013, along with SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND a long time but didn’t have the technology,” said Gareth Evans. the PPI for Q1, 2013. The Industrial sector covers 04:56 18:23 11:15 & 21:45 04:45 & 15:45 03-12 / 15 KT Google has previously used a tricycle-mounted camera to shoot THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Mining, Electricity & Water and Manufacturing. inside parks and a trolley to get HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER inside museums, but both meth- ods were no good at scaling the  PPI & Rate of Change   MUSCAT 34/30 Partly cloudy 34/30 Partly cloudy steps over the bridges crossing Venice’s canals. KUWAIT 47/33 Clear 48/33 Clear  In April two sturdy Google BAHRAIN 40/33 Clear 41/33 Partly cloudy   employees were each sent car- SANAA 29/17 T-storms 29/17 Chance of storm  General Index Rate of Change rying a 1.2 metre (4ft) tall, 18kg RIYADH 47/33 Partly cloudy 49/33 Partly cloudy backpack and camera which    DUBAI 40/33 Partly cloudy 44/33 Partly cloudy resembles an insect’s eye and BAGHDAD 47/31 Clear 45/29 Partly cloudy sticks above the wearer’s head.    The cameras’ 15-angle lenses take a picture every 2.5 seconds which  THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW   can be merged into a 360-degree  HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER view. The backpack device, known as the trekker, has been used on    ATHENS 32/24 Clear 30/23 Clear Grand Canyon hiking paths in WASHINGTON 35/26 Partly cloudy 35/26 Partly cloudy the US, the Burj Khalifa tower  in Dubai and inside the Alhambra   SYDNEY 21/12 Rain 21/12 Partly cloudy palace in southern Spain.  LONDON 29/18 Cloudy 30/17 Chance of storm The images from Venice should   PARIS 29/18 Partly cloudy 29/18 Partly cloudy be online by the end of the year,  ISTANBUL 25/21 Clear 24/12 Partly cloudy said Evans. Google is also plan-     MANILA 32/24 T-storms 33/24 Chance of storm ning to snap Venice from a boat DHAKA 33/27 T-storms 35/27 Chance of storm as the vessel plies the city’s Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 DELHI 36/26 Chance of storm 35/26 Chance of storm canals, a service which has 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 Source : http://www.qsa.gov.qa/ ISLAMABAD 36/25 Chance of storm 37/26 T-storms been dubbed “Google gondola”. THE GUARDIAN

Man crushed Fans on fire! as cow falls Baby ‘hopefully’ on through roof way soon: Charles RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian man died LONDON: Britain’s Prince crowds as they walked through after being crushed by Charles joked yesterday that his the town. a cow that fell through son Prince William’s baby was Jenny Dawe, 62, who works in a his roof and landed “hopefully” on its way as the local shop, showed the royals her on his bed, Brazilian kingdom feverishly awaits the selection of cards. media reported. new arrival. “I said, ‘You will need a new The accident took With William’s wife Catherine baby card soon’ and they laughed,” place on Wednesday in due to give birth any day, Charles, she recounted. the southeastern prov- the Duke of Cornwall, and his wife New parents Poppy and Paul ince of Minas Gerais, a Camilla kicked off their annual Steen brought their five-day- mountainous area where summer tour of the southwest old son Lowen to meet the royal cattle are raised. English county and neighbouring couple. Joao Maria de Souza Devon. “Lowen wasn’t supposed to was lying on his bed in On their visit to the seaside be born today but he came on his home, which is built town of Bude, the heir to the Wednesday and I had to deliver below ground, when a throne came face-to-face with him at home,” said Paul Steen. grazing cow stepped some newborns. “The midwife did joke that he on the tin roof above Bude resident Trudi Lindsay might arrive on the same day as and came crashing brought along her three-week-old Kate’s and we might get a com- through. baby Ellie-Mae to see the royals. memorative coin but Lowen The man was still “I said, ‘You have got one of wasn’t waiting for that.” conscious while being these coming soon’ and Charles All babies born on the same treated at a local hos- replied ‘Hopefully’, then he day as William and Kate’s pital, but died later of laughed,” she said. imminent arrival can register internal bleeding, local “He was very good with Ellie- to receive a free lucky silver media said, citing his Mae, he touched her cheek.” penny from the Royal Mint, family. Charles and Camilla drew worth £28. AFP Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman of Australia attends a red carpet event at the premiere of his new film Wolverine in loud cheers from the flag-waving AFP Seoul yesterday. Paranoia against bathroom bugs, is it an overkill?

WASHINGTON: If cleanliness is next — and their mothers spend time when that parents shouldn’t immunise their Then some among us decided that the sanitary door-opening system. to godliness, God has a lot to answer pregnant — in the barn around all kinds children. They should. The Amish do. He real problem with the public restroom My God, people, are you that afraid for. That’s what one can conclude after of things: cow manure, food for the ani- just wonders what exactly it is about the was the doorknob you touched on the of bacteria? What’s next in the anti- spending a lot of time hanging around mals . . .” Amish lifestyle that translates into fewer way out. About 15 years ago, I noticed infection arms race? Disposable gloves in public restrooms. In other words, these aren’t the kind of allergies and whether it’s replicable for the floors of restrooms starting to become that you put on after washing your You’ve probably heard about how peo- people who go everywhere with a bottle more modern Americans, short of keep- mysteriously littered with paper towels hands, then remove and dispose of in an ple might be becoming too clean in the of Purell in each pocket. For whatever ing a cow in our living rooms. just near the exits. Men (and I assume incinerator after leaving the bathroom? United States. Some researchers think reason, the Amish have a very low rate But you are no doubt wondering about women) had decided that it was safer to A Barbicide emergency shower and eye- the rise in the number of kids suffer- of asthma and allergies when compared the research. It is based on careful obser- open the door with a paper towel and wash station? ing from allergies and asthma might with the rest of the population. vation in men’s rooms over the past 30 then scoot out, even if that meant leaving Surely, a little bacteria’s good for you! be because they aren’t exposed to the Not that things were necessarily bet- years. Back in the 1980s a typical restroom a mess behind. “Have those behaviours affected the sorts of irritants that would allow their ter in the 19th century. “Look at what it had, in addition to toilets and urinals, a At The Washington Post, janitors prevalence of allergic disease?” Holbreich immune systems to develop robustly. It’s was like in 1860: people dying from dys- sink or two, some soap and a towel. started positioning a trash can near the asked. “The answer is no.” called the hygiene hypothesis. entery, typhoid fever, diphtheria, polio, At the low end, the soap may have been door, so these germophobes could at least Allergic disease has been on the rise for Mark Holbreich, a board certified aller- measles,” Holbreich said. “The upside is, a scary-looking, grayish slab of Lava rest- toss their waste in a bin. 75 years, since long before our national gist in Indianapolis, studied the Amish, through hygiene, better public sanita- ing on the sink’s cracked rim. The towel And now it’s come to this: Not long ago, wussification. “The premise that our comparing their rates of various ailments tion and immunisation, we’ve essentially may have been one of those continuous in the restroom of a fancy office building, bathrooms are too clean, that we wash to those of more typical Americans. eliminated the major killers of the 1860s, roller things that you pulled down on, in addition to a trash can on the floor too often, that we use hand sanitiser, “The Amish basically live as if it were which were infections. The trade-off is, exposing what you prayed was a clean near the door, there was a wall-mounted that’s not going to explain everything,” 1860,” Holbreich told me. “They’re very yes, maybe by having a cleaner environ- section of fabric but suspected was just dispenser full of squares of paper towel. he said. I will continue to wash my hands clean. They have indoor plumbing. Their ment and fewer infections, we’ve brought a bit someone had used before you that These towels were too small to dry your in public restrooms. And I will continue houses are immaculate. Their children on more allergies.” was finally rotating back around. hands with and existed only to use in to bravely grasp the door handle with my get vaccinated, but they spend time Please note that Holbreich is not saying And yet, it got the job done. grasping the door handle. This was a bare hand. WP-BLOOMBERG Tuesday 16 July 2013 7 Ramadan 1434 Volume 18 Number 5762 Price: QR2

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DOHA: The International in the country as International Islamic’s (Qatar International Islamic firmly believes it is the Islamic Bank or QIIB) net profit bank’s moral duty to contribute stood at QR366m in the first to the national economy, first half of 2013 (H1 2013) compared and foremost. Also, the support with QR340m for the same extended to the Qatari market period last year, a growth of 7.5 fits well within the policy laid percent. down by the bank’s Board of The Bank’s net operating Directors. income at the end of the first Jamal said the first half of this half of this year increased to QR year saw an expansion in the 675mn compared with QR 582m bank’s domestic network with in the same period last year, up a new branch being opened at 16 percent. the Barwa Village, Al Wakrah. Total assets of International International Islamic hopes to Islamic recorded a growth of 33 launch more branches this year. percent during the first half. The The country-wide ATM network assets reached QR 31.4bn during has also increased to include vari- the period compared with QR ous regions in Qatar. 23.7bn in the same period last “We have focused on the devel- year. opment of our electronic banking The earnings per share (EPS) Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al Thani Jamal Al Jamal channels, launching International amounted to QR 2.42 per share on Islamic Corporate e-Banking June 30, 2013 compared with QR ability to effectively engage in sincere effort that enhanced service during Q2 2013,adding a 2.25 on June 30, 2012. The value the transformation of Qatar’s the performance of the bank qualitative dimension to the serv- of the Bank’s financing portfolio economy, which continues to offer and achieved growth rates that ices being provided to our valued increased to QR16.7bn in H1, 2013 exciting investment and financ- matched the expectations of the customers.”. compared with QR11.2bn in the ing opportunities and shows effi- shareholders. In the area of human resources, corresponding period last year, up cient leadership, both locally and Jamal Al Jamal, International the Deputy CEO said the Bank 50 percent. globally. Islamic Deputy Chief Executive continued to focus on skills Deposits totalled QR22.6bn in Dr Khalid said: “Recently, a lot Officer noted: “We are satisfied development, building exper- the first half of this year repre- of projects have been announced, with these results and hope we tise and recruiting, training and sents 29 percent growth com- many of which are infrastructure- will be able to better our per- placing Qataris in various posi- pared with the same period last related and in excess of $100bn. formance in view of heightened tions within the bank. Also, well- year. The capital adequacy stood This gives a strong impetus to activities in various sectors of the structured training programs at 19.13 percent in H1 2013. various business sectors, par- national economy. The increase in have been designed to encourage Announcing the H1 2013 results, ticularly the banking industry. the number of projects that are Qatari talent within the bank. Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani Al We, at International Islamic, are being implemented in our coun- The bank contributes strongly Thani, Chairman and Managing committed to contribute to the try, provides a robust scenario for to economic growth through Director of International Islamic financing of various projects.” the banking sector.” funding various projects in Qatar. noted the growth in the Bank’s He thanked International He said the bank would con- It also has extensive investments revenue and balance sheet con- Islamic’s executive manage- tinue to focus on the local mar- inside and outside of Qatar. firms International Islamic’s ment and employees for their ket and support various projects THE PENINSULA International Islamic (QIIB) headquarters in Doha.

Nakilat’s first China accuses Glaxo of bribery, misconduct half profit drops

BEIJING: Chinese police yes- formula in China after Beijing DOHA: The Qatar Gas terday accused British drug- launched an investigation into Transport Company (Nakilat) maker GlaxoSmithKline of the industry. has seen its profits dip in the channelling bribes to Chinese China is increasingly important first half of 2013 due to a loss on officials and doctors through for international drugmakers, derivative instruments. travel agencies to boost sales which rely on growth in emerg- Nakilat made profit from illegally and raise the price of ing markets to offset slower sales operations of QR374.7m for the its medicines in the country. in Western markets where many first half of the year, down from The charges make the GSK former top-selling medicines have QR385.4m for the first half of last case the highest profile corporate lost patent protection. year. Net profits were also down, investigation in China since four IMS Health, which tracks at QR359.6m compared with executives from mining giant Rio pharmaceutical industry trends, QR380.8m. Tinto Plc were jailed in March expects China to overtake Japan Nakilat attributed the drop 2010 for taking bribes and steal- as the world’s second-biggest in profits to a loss on deriva- ing commercial secrets. drugs market behind the United tive instruments from joint Gao Feng, head of the eco- States by 2016. China accounts ventures. The loss on derivative nomic crimes investigation unit for around 3.5 percent of GSK’s instruments is heavy in H1 2013 at China’s Ministry of Public overall pharmaceuticals sales. compared with the loss for H1 Security, said since 2007, GSK Its shares in London were up 0.3 2012. Nakilat’s loss on derivative had transferred as much as 3bn percent in morning trade, after instrument in H1 2013 jumped to yuan ($489m) to more than 700 rising nearly 5 percent since July QR15.1m compared to the H1 2012 travel agencies and consultancies 1, when Xinhua first reported the loss of QR4.6m. over six years. police investigation. Nakilat explained that the loss Four senior Chinese executives The detained GSK executives was due to a technical disquali- from GlaxoSmithKline had been include Liang Hong, vice presi- fication of the applicable deri- detained, Gao said at a news con- dent and operations manager vates as hedging instruments in ference. The Ministry of Public of GSK (China) Investment Co accordance with International Security had said last week that A Chinese national flag flutters in front of a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) office building in Shanghai. The Ltd and Zhang Guowei, the com- Accounting Standard 39. GSK executives in China had British drugmaker allegedly used travel agencies and consultancies as vehicles to bribe officials pany’s vice president and human “This accounting treatment is confessed to bribery and tax and doctors and illegally boosted the sale prices of its drugs sold in China, police said yesterday. resources director, the official only a non-cash accounting entry violations. Xinhua news agency reported. and does not affect the econom- GSK said it was deeply con- It was not immediately clear ics of the derivative transactions cerned by the developments and investigations into foreign firms partners. Among the partners, them one question: Are you sleep- if the executives had legal rep- nor the cash flows or liquidity had stopped using the travel and their pricing practices in the GSK was mainly responsible. In ing well at night?” Gao said. resentation. Xinhua said it was of the company. Nakilat and its agencies identified by the investi- world’s second-biggest economy. a criminal organisation there is He did not name any other for- given access to one detained joint ventures are exposed to high gation. It said it was reviewing all The official People’s Daily news- always a leader.” eign companies. travel agent who said he did interest risk on the borrowed third party agencies and all his- paper said GSK collaborated with Gao gave no examples of how China has targeted foreign business with Liang. The agent funds. The risk is managed by toric transactions related to the travel agencies to funnel bribes the bribery involving the GSK firms on multiple fronts in the said he sometimes arranged the use of interest rate swap con- travel agencies. “GSK shares the to doctors and officials by creat- executives worked. He said there past few months, including alleged money for bribes and delivered it tracts, which will protect the com- desire of the Chinese authorities ing fake “conference services” as were also instances of “sexual price-fixing, quality controls and to the recipient. The agent also pany from increases in interest to root out corruption,” it said in expenditure for GSK to misap- bribery”, although he did not elab- consumer rights, forcing compa- paid kickbacks to Liang, Xinhua rates in the future. The Majority a brief statement. “These allega- propriate funds, some of which orate. He said police had uncov- nies to defend their reputations reported. Xinhua, given access to of Nakilat and its joint ventures tions are shameful and we regret would be spent on bribes. ered information that pointed to in a country where international Liang by the authorities, quoted borrowings were obtained at the this has occurred.” “We have sufficient reason to similar money transfers made brands often have a valuable edge the detained executive as saying time of the company’s time char- GSK supplies key products such suspect that these transfers were by other multinational phar- over local competitors in terms of medicine which cost 30 yuan to ter party agreement were signed as vaccines in China, as well as conducted illegally,” Gao said at maceutical companies in China. public trust. make could be sold to patients for with our charters”, the com- drugs for lung disease and cancer. the ministry’s headquarters in “Whether they were engaged in European food groups Nestle 300 yuan. It did not specifically pany noted in a filing to Qatar The probe into Britain’s biggest Beijing. “You could say the travel illegal behaviour, you can go inter- and Danone recently said they say Liang was referring to GSK Exchange yesterday. drugmaker is one of a string of agencies and GSK were criminal view them ... You just need to ask would cut the price of infant milk drugs. REUTERS THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qatari firms adopt Back to production smarter business practices: Survey

DOHA: Companies in Qatar reduced the number of expense are investing in more compre- activities which can be billed hensive expense management back to the company, a quarter practices as part of efficiency (25 percent) have introduced new drives resulting from the global corporate expense policies, and 16 financial crisis, and nearly 70 percent have utilised technology percent of respondents expect such as video conferencing. to maintain or increase cor- Cost reduction has also been porate expenditure in coming important, with a third (34 per- year, according cent) of respond- to the findings of ents switching to a survey released less expensive sup- yesterday by pliers and a quarter AmericanExpress® (25 percent) reduc- Middle East. ing executive travel, The Corporate while 16 percent Spending Survey have lowered per was conducted diem allowances. by YouGov, which The trend to surveyed cor- spend more smartly porate expense is evident in busi- managers at large ness appetite to companies in introduce more A worker boxes up ‘Twinkies’ at a plant in Schiller Park, Illinois, yesterday. The Twinkie returned to production after the Hostess’s snack cake Qatar. The survey transparent and brand was purchased earlier this year by buyout firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. found that, follow- efficient expense ing the global eco- management proc- nomic slowdown, esses which give 53 percent of them the transpar- study participants Mazin Khoury, CEO of ency over spend- report their com- American Express Middle East. ing needed to drive panies are now savings and control. Wall Street rises slightly more financially About 47 percent of conservative, but rather than participants say they now have a spending less, they are spending clear, company-wide corporate smarter, placing greater impor- expense management policy in tance on cost management than place, while another 28 percent cost reduction. have an intention to develop one. after Citigroup earnings Asked to what extent their Additionally, among companies company’s interest in improv- that have become more conserva- ing different business processes tive since the financial crisis, 53 European stocks close higher on China growth data has changed as a result of the percent say they are implement- financial crisis, three quarters ing new expense management NEW YORK: US stocks edged up yester- (75 percent) report that plan- tools to give them greater vis- day after hitting record highs in the pre- ning, budgeting and forecasting ibility over outgoings, 44 percent vious session, as mixed US economic data have become a higher priority. have introduced new tools to help offset rosy earnings from Citigroup. Saudi falls from 15-month high Other processes that have taken with liquidity, and 35 percent are Shares of Citigroup advanced 2.3 percent on greater importance for busi- introducing simpler expense man- to $52.00 after the third-largest US bank nesses in Qatar include cash man- agement processes. by assets reported a 26 percent increase in on weak earnings; Gulf mixed agement (66 percent), internal “Although companies in Qatar adjusted quarterly profit. The S&P 500 finan- cost management reporting (65 have enjoyed a highly hospitable cial industry sector index was up 0.4 percent. DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s bourse slipped In the United Arab Emirates, the two main percent) and business analysis (65 business climate in recent years, it Leap Wireless International Inc more than off a 15-month high yesterday as earnings markets hit fresh multi-year highs on opti- percent). appears that the global economic doubled after AT&T Inc said on Friday it misses from petrochemical firms spurred mism companies will report strong profit The adoption of smarter busi- downturn, which started in 2008, would buy the company for $1.19 billion and profit-taking, while other regional mar- growth in their upcoming second-quarter ness practices is evident in the has still encouraged them to take at least two brokerages raised their ratings on kets were mixed. earnings. Dubai’s index climbed 0.7 percent, actions of business in Qatar over steps to master control of their Leap’s stock. The stock, which was the most The kingdom’s petrochemical sector index extending 2013 gains to 51.4 percent. It is one the last six months. A third of outgoings and proceed in devel- active on the Nasdaq, was trading at $17.12. lost 0.9 percent, underperforming the wider of the best-performing markets globally this participants (34 percent) say oping Qatar,” said Mazin Khoury, The broader market’s activity was muted. benchmark, which declined 0.6 percent. year. Shares in budget carrier Air Arabia they have renegotiated contracts CEO of American Express Middle The day’s economic data sent mixed signals, Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), the rose 5.1 percent to 1.23 dirhams ($0.33). with suppliers, 28 percent have East. THE PENINSULA with growth in New York state manufacturing world’s largest chemicals producer, fell 1.3 Abu Dhabi’s benchmark advanced 0.8 per- for July accelerating, while June retail sales percent after two of its units posted below- cent to hit a fresh 57-month high, as financial fell short of expectations and May business forecast net profit for the second quarter. stocks supported. inventories barely increased. SABIC’s earnings, which are yet to be Union National Bank, which rose 3.7 per- “I think people are really waiting to get into released, will feel a slight pinch from its sub- cent, closed above 5 dirhams for the first the meat of the earnings season,” said Douglas sidiaries’ underperformance. time since the third quarter of 2008. National China Construction Bank DePietro, managing director at Evercore Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (Yansab) Bank of Abu Dhabi, which climbed 2.9 per- Partners in New York. “We got past the Fed declined 1.7 percent and Saudi Arabian cent, matched the multi-year closing high minutes last week, so I think people are really Fertilizer Co (Safco) retreated 0.2 percent. set in May. to set up Luxembourg base just looking for what companies can deliver.” Trading volumes were their lowest in In Oman, Bank Muscat gained 1.2 percent Analysts expect S&P 500 companies’ sec- 2013, showing little reaction to a ruling by after posting an 8.9 percent increase in sec- BRUSSELS: The China Construction Bank is to set up its ond-quarter earnings to have grown 2.8 per- the administrative court that threw out legal ond-quarter net profit, slightly ahead of ana- European base in Luxembourg, the latter’s Finance Minister Luc cent from a year earlier, with revenue up 1.5 challenges to a parliamentary election set for lysts’ expectations. The stock outperformed Frieden announced yesterday. The third Chinese lender to move percent, data from Thomson Reuters showed. July 27. Swift parliamentary elections are the wider market, which rose 0.7 percent. into the low-tax statelet sandwiched between Germany and France, S&P 500 industrial shares rose, as airlines seen a positive for the country’s long-delayed Qatar and Egypt were little moved. CCB follows the Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial over the weekend expressed confidence in the $30bn development plan, analysts said. REUTERS Bank of China in sealing terms. A fourth, the China Merchants safety of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner following a Bank, also announced its intended arrival earlier this year. fire on one of the jets last week. Boeing gained 2.9 percent to $104.70. Composite Index was up 5.10 points, or 0.14 S&P 500 has erased losses of nearly 6 per- Utilities outperformed in the S&P 500, with percent, at 3,605.18. cent from the selloff triggered in late May Poland inflation sinks to historic low the sector index up 1.1 percent. Companies Both the Dow Jones industrial average and by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, including FirstEnergy Corp and Public Service the S&P 500 ended Friday’s session at record when he first raised the prospect of trimming WARSAW: Polish annual inflation fell to a record low of 0.2 percent Enterprise Group Inc were among the sector’s closing highs, though the point and percentage the Fed’s $85bn in monthly stimulus. in June from 0.5 percent in May mainly owing to lower food prices, best performers after power grid operators gains for the day were slim. The S&P 500 is European stock markets ended the session official data showed yesterday. The Central European powerhouse last in the U.S. Northeast said they had enough on pace for its eighth straight advance, which on an upbeat note yesterday as Chinese growth saw annual inflation at near zero a decade ago, when it sank to 0.3 electricity to keep air conditioners running would mark its longest upward move since data met analyst expectations. London’s FTSE percent. Prices stayed flat in June on a monthly comparison in the EU this week through an anticipated heat wave. mid-January. 100 index of leading shares rose 0.63 percent member state of 38 million people that has so far escaped recession The Dow Jones Industrial Average was Bank of America-Merrill Lynch raised its to end at 6,586.11 points, while Frankfurt’s and has yet to join the eurozone. May saw 0.1 percent deflation on a up 12.71 points, or 0.08 percent, at 15,477.01. year-end target for the S&P 500 to 1,750 from DAX 30 gained 0.27 percent to 8,243.81 points monthly basis after a 0.4 percent hike in April. AFP The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 1.75 1,600, citing expected earnings growth. and in Paris the CAC 40 added 0.61 percent to points, or 0.10 percent, at 1,681.94. The Nasdaq Over the past three weeks, the benchmark finish at 3,878.58 points. AGENCIES

Shares jump Moody’s puts Singapore banks on negative outlook

SINGAPORE: Credit rat- Singapore banks have been oper- policy is a “potential trigger” ing agency Moody’s yester- ating in a favourable environment that could have an impact on day downgraded the outlook of for an extended period amid low interest rates in Singapore and Singapore’s three main banks interest rates and strong regional neighbouring countries as well as to “negative” from “stable” economic growth, which has led to capital flows in emerging econo- amid rising property prices and rising credit and asset inflation in mies where Singapore banks are mounting household debt in the the property and financial mar- active, Moody’s said. city-state. kets. Domestically, household debt Federal Reserve Chairman “The two main drivers under- increased to 77.2 percent of gross Ben Bernanke said last week the pinning our opinion are the domestic product as of March US central bank would main- recent period of rapid loan growth 2013 from 64.4 percent at the end tain its growth-oriented policies and rising real estate prices in of 2007, with private property “for the foreseeable future”. But Singapore and in regional mar- prices growing 120 percent dur- some analysts expect its $85bn- kets where Singapore banks are ing the same period. “Regionally, a-month bond purchases to taper active,” it said in a statement. we observe similar or even more off in coming months, possibly in “These have increased the dramatic trends,” Moody’s added, September. Moody’s outlook report A worker attaching the Commerzbank logo at a bank’s branch in Frankfurt, Germany. Shares in Commerzbank probability of deterioration in noting that Singapore banks gener- covers prospects in the next 12-18 jumped following reports that the government was considering selling a stake in the partly state-owned the banks’ credit profiles under ate more than 37 percent of their months for DBS Bank, Oversea- bank to Switzerland’s UBS. potential adverse conditions revenues from overseas markets. Chinese Banking Corp and United in the future.” Moody’s said A tightening of US monetary Overseas Bank. AFP TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Islamic Holding Central bank Group records QR4.4m net profit hikes rates to DOHA: The Islamic Holding Group’s net profit for the first half of 2013 reached QR4.4m, compared with QR4.1m for the same period in 2012. stop rupee slide Dr Yousuf Al Nama, chairman and managing director, said the results confirms that the Group is moving in the right direction and Closely monitoring markets: RBI working on consolidating its posi- tion in the domestic market and MUMBAI: India’s central bank The bank’s move came on making great efforts to upgrade hiked two interest rates late the heels of other steps taken the company’s various activities. yesterday to support the ailing by authorities last week to curb The Group disclosed its finan- rupee in a move that could slow speculative trading in the cur- cial results for the period follow- the recovery of Asia’s third- rency after it hit a lifetime low ing the meeting of the company’s largest economy. of 61.21 rupees to the dollar early Board of Directors chaired by Dr The rupee has been the worst last week. Yousuf Al Nama, yesterday. performing major Asian currency In addition, the government THE PENINSULA this financial year on expectations plans to sell 120bn rupees ($2bn) of a rollback in US monetary of government bonds that will stimulus that has spurred inves- syphon cash from the economy Saudi Cement Q2 net tor flows to emerging markets, and make funds scarcer. and a sharply weaker domestic The monetary tightening profit rises 5.9 pct economy. signals a reversal of the bank’s Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, with hatchback ‘Datsun Go’ after its launch in The Reserve Bank of India loosening stance since the start DUBAI: Saudi Cement Co Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, yesterday. (RBI) warned in a statement it of the year in which it cut rates reported a 5.9 percent increase in would “continue to closely moni- three times to help stimulate second-quarter net profit yester- tor” financial markets “and will growth. day, due to a rise in local demand take such other measures as may Yesterday’s announcement for cement. The company posted Nissan revives Datsun to woo be necessary” to ensure “macr- came as the currency slipped a a second-quarter net profit of oeconomic stability”. third of a rupee against the dol- SR307m ($81.7m) compared to The bank announced it was lar to reach 59.89, approaching SR290m in the same period in raising the marginal standing its record low, and official data 2012, but missed analyst expecta- emerging market buyers rate used to lend to commercial showed inflation edged higher to tions. A poll of eight analysts had banks when there is a shortage hit a three-month high in June of estimated an average second- NEW DELHI: Japanese car- immediate plans to sell it in the markets”. of funds in the market. It also 4.86 percent. quarter profit of SR333.4m. Net maker Nissan resurrected its United States or Europe. Ghosn, Nissan aims to have a 10 per- raised the bank rate at which The developments had already profit for the first six months of iconic budget Datsun marque who also heads French carmaker cent market share in India by it lends to commercial banks in dampened business hopes for rate 2013 was SR647m, up 5 percent yesterday to woo a new genera- Renault as part of a partnership, 2016, up from less than two per- a sign deposit rates should be cuts to spur the weak economy. from the previous year. tion of cost-conscious buyers in said Nissan has retained the cent last year. In a couple of years, increased. “The 11 percent depreciation emerging markets. Datsun brand concept of “reli- Nissan expects 60 percent of all Both the marginal standing of the currency since early May Nissan, which in 1981 killed ability and fuel-efficiency” but auto sales globally to take place rate and the bank rate were means the chance of the bank Barclays names Lizin off the Datsun badge that was a “completely updated the product”. in high-growth markets such increased by a hefty two percent- cutting interest rates at its next favourite of legions of Western He gave no sticker price for the as India, Indonesia and Russia, ages points to 10.25 percent from meeting July 30 is close to zero,” as Mena wealth head drivers, has launched a “next- car, to be known as the Datsun Ghosn said. In the United States, 8.25 percent. Credit Suisse economist Robert generation” of the car to pen- GO, but said it would be less than 500 out of every 1,000 people have But the central bank left Prior-Wandesforde said earlier DUBAI: Barclays has named etrate high-growth developing 400,000 rupees ($6,678). cars, while in Russia the figure unchanged at 7.25 percent its yesterday. Cedric Lizin as the head of its economies. Nissan Motor Co chief With the relaunched Datsun, drops to 280. In South Africa, the benchmark repurchase rate at “In fact, there is probably a wealth and investment man- executive Carlos Ghosn unveiled which will be locally assembled, number falls to 160 and it is 70 in which it lends to commercial higher risk of hikes than cuts agement division for the Middle the first new Datsun model in Nissan aims to fill a low-cost Indonesia, he noted. banks against securities. right now,” he added. East and North Africa region. the New Delhi satellite city of niche from which it has been In India, which has a popula- The rate hikes are aimed at The announcement of the Lizin, who has been with the Gurgaon. absent, while keeping its main tion of 1.2 billion and where global making it more attractive for bank’s measures came after lender since 2007, has held the The car is set to go on sale early Nissan brand upmarket. automakers see the greatest ulti- investors to hold the rupee but talks between Prime Minister roles of chief operating officer for next year in India, the world’s big- The Datsun, which first went mate potential, car owners rep- will disappoint business which Manmohan Singh and Finance Asia Pacific and head of Barclays’ gest small car market by volume. on sale in 1931 and was known as resent just 15 out of 1,000 people. has been clamouring for lower Minister P Chidambaram and wealth management joint venture “The Datsun is back!” Ghosn one of the auto industry’s iconic “There is a signficant transi- rates to boost economic activ- monetary authorities. with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking declared at the car’s world pre- brands, was sold in 190 countries. tion (in buying patterns) in global ity by making borrowing costs Aside from the effects of the Corporation and SMBC Nikko miere as he showed off the five- But Nissan scrapped the well- markets,” Ghosn said. cheaper. weak economy, the rupee has been Securities Inc during his time door hatchback which features known name almost three decades But Datsun will not face an easy India’s economy grew at five dragged down by a record cur- at the bank, the bank said. Rory a front-wheel drive, swept-back ago, opting to use its own badge ride in India’s fiercely competi- percent last year, the slowest pace rent account deficit, the broadest Gilbert, Barclays’ previous Mena headlights and a sporty grill. for the cars in what was a shock tive auto segment, where market in a decade, and a string of recent measure of international trade. wealth management head, will The 1.2-litre engine car will brand change for many loyal own- leader Maruti Suzuki, controlled gloomy economic numbers point The deficit stems mainly from continue at the bank in a new also be rolled out in Russia, South ers. Ghosn said the new Datsun by Japan’s Suzuki Motor, sells its to further economic weakness huge oil and gold imports and role, a spokesman said without Africa and Indonesia in the next would give Nissan a “meaning- low-cost Alto hatchback for less this year. weak exports. AFP elaborating further. REUTERS couple of years. There are no ful presence in high-growth than $5,000. AFP

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RP Martin is Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 108.50 5.18 % Aa2 AA investigation into the rigging of used as a reference for some $550 tlement in December that its a UK-based broker with offices Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.13 1.42 % Aa2 AA Libor benchmark interest rates. trillion in contracts ranging from traders paid bribes to brokers in Europe, America, Africa and The Serious Fraud Office complex derivatives to everyday in return for their help rigging Asia, but is much smaller than Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 110.50 3.31 % Aa2 AA (SFO) said it had charged Terry credit card bills. interest rates. The payments to rivals such as ICAP and Tullett Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.75 1.39 % A1 A- Farr and James Gilmour, seven Trust in the benchmark was unnamed brokers ran at £15,000 Prebon. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 102.63 2.63 % A1 A- months after arresting them. shaken by revelations last year pounds ($22,700) per quarter. 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Protesters take part in a demonstration against public sector layoffs, which the government has promised its international lenders in exchange for bailout funds, in Athens, yesterday. TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

QE Indices Summary QE Index 9,399.30 0.01 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Total Return Index 13,429.45 0.01 % QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,818.87 0.08 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,375.43 0.10 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,259.79 0.17 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4965.605 8.107 0.16 5229.8 4610.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,539.01 0.24 % QR150.6769 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3874.23 19.14 0.5 4072.24 3575.17 QE All Share Industrials 3,137.12 0.37 % SILVER UK ...... QR 5.4485 QR 5.5256 QE All Share Insurance 2,238.54 0.31 % Dj Indu Average 15464.3 3.38 0.02 15542.4 12471.5 QR 2.3322 Euro ...... QR 4.7140 QR 4.7802 QE All Share Real Estate 1,869.69 1.62 % CA$ ...... QR 3.4622 QR 3.5303 QE All Share Telecoms 1,312.52 0.07 % Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8017 QR 3.8554 QE All Share Transportation 1,665.94 0.67 % Hang Seng Inde/D 21303.31 26.03 0.12 23944.74 19426.36 Yen ...... QR 0.0355 QR 0.0363 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.2631 QR 3.3459 Iseq Overall/D 4062.35 7.56 0.19 4118.68 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0603 QR 0.0615 15-07-2013 14-07-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 23172.35 135.03 0.59 23074.85 16036.31 Pak Re ...... QR 0.0360 QR 0.0367 Index 9,399.30 9,398.19 BRENT Peso ...... QR 0.0831 QR 0.0848 Change 1.11 21.78 Nikkei 225 Index 14506.25 33.67 0.23 15942.6 10398.61 SL Re ...... QR 0.0276 QR 0.0286 % 0.01 0.23 $ 109.02 S&P 500 Index/D 1680.19 5.17 0.31 1687.18 1329.24 Taka ...... QR 0.0464 QR 0.0471 YTD% 12.45 12.43 DUBAI Nep Re ...... QR 0.0377 QR 0.0383 Volume 3,584,897 3,163,443 Straits Times/D 3236.82 0.76 0.02 3464.79 3065.42 Value (QAR) 141,787,991.61 126,371,593.62 SA Rand ...... QR 0.3579 QR 0.3652 Straits Times/D 2971.47 22.7 0.77 3035.78 2657.77 $ 106.68 Trades 2,074 2,074

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McIlroy grouped with Mickelson and Matsuyama successive titles on the junior The 17-year-old from Lahore international squash circuit upset Jordan’s top seed Ahmad this month have raised Qatari Al-Saraj in the final to win the GULLANE, Scotland: World teenager Abdulla Mohammed title for the first time. Bokhari number one Tiger Woods has Title honours Al Tamimi’s (pictured) hopes and Al-Saraj are the two 3/4 been drawn to play alongside of becoming the first Middle seeds in Poland. former US Open champion East winner of the WSF World But the men’s seedings in Graeme McDowell and South up for grabs, Junior Squash Championship Wroclaw predict an all-Egypt African Louis Oosthuizen in the in the 33-year history of the final between British Junior first two rounds of this week’s event. U19 Open champion Fares British Open at Muirfield. says Els In the event’s Mohamed Dessouki, The trio will tee-off at 1445 first ever staging in from Alexandria, and local time (1345 GMT) on GULLANE, United Kingdom: Poland, the 2013 Men’s second seed Karim Thursday and at 0944 on Friday. A year ago all the talk was of & Women’s World Ayman Elhammamy, Second-ranked Rory McIlroy record English rainfall turn- Junior Individual the US Junior U19 has been grouped with American ing Royal Lytham into a soggy Championships gets Open champion from left-hander Phil Mickelson, last nightmare for the British Open underway today at Cairo - thus the title week’s Scottish Open winner, and golfers. the new 19-court remaining in Egyptian Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama. This year it is how two weeks Hasta La Vista Club hands for the eighth Woods, who will be making of unblemished Scottish sunshine in Wroclaw - boasting successive time since his first competitive appearance has turned Muirfield’s famed fair- more than 150 play- an English victory by since last month’s US Open in ways into fast-running billiard ers from a record 37 James Willstrop in Pennsylvania, played nine holes tables. nations. There will 2002. in practice on Sunday. The fluctuating conditions also be a 20th court in A major historical The 14-times major winner all need to be taken on board, one of the largest clubs breakthrough is antic- said he still needed medication digested and then acted upon in Europe - an all-glass show- ipated in the women’s champi- and treatment on his injured left according to Ernie Els the South court being erected in the sports onship where Egypt’s world No11 elbow. African defending champion, who hall for the championship. Nour El Sherbini is the top seed. He had been suffering with also was the last man to win at The individual champion- The 17-year-old from minor discomfort ahead of the US Muirfield in 2002. ships will be followed by the Alexandria - who became the Open at Merion where he aggra- US golfer Tiger Woods plays a shot as his girlfriend US Olympic skier Els missed the cut at last week’s Women’s World Junior Team sport’s youngest ever world vated the problem and was seen Lindsey Vonn and his coach Sean Foley look on during a practice round Scottish Open further north at Championship from 22-27 July. champion in 2009 by winning wincing and shaking his arm on for the 2013 British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield Golf Course Castle Stuart, near Inverness, After winning the long-estab- the title aged just 13 - is now several occasions. in Gullane, eastern Scotland, yesterday. Woods said that he was ready but he says that may have been lished Pioneer Junior U19 Open set to outdo greats like world “I started chipping and putting for the British Open and an elbow injury won’t be a problem when the a blessing in disguise as he was in Germany last week as a 3/4 number ones Nicol David and a little over a week ago and I’m year’s third major championship starts on Thursday. able to get in some much-needed seed, Al Tamimi recently suc- Ramy Ashour by claiming the full go for the British Open,” the practice at the Open venue. cessfully retained the Dutch title for an unprecedented third 37-year-old American said on his “I only played two rounds but Junior U19 Open trophy in time! website (www.tigerwoods.com) on well. I caught the worst of the American Brandt Snedeker fea- there’s a par-4, the third hole and Amsterdam. But El Sherbini will face Saturday. weather,” he said. ture in another marquee three- it was just a little breeze and I hit The 18-year-old from Doha tough opposition in pursuit of “I’m very confident my elbow “That’s just the nature of links ball at 0911 in Thursday’s opening three-iron through the green. It is a 5/8 seed in Wroclaw where her record title - led by sec- strain won’t be a problem and I golf. Luck plays a big part in it round at Muirfield. must have gone almost 300 yards.” his first opponent will be the ond-seeded compatriot Nouran will be able to hit all the shots I and you never know what you’re US Masters champion Adam he said. winner of the match between Ahmed Gohar, the 15-year-old need to hit. going to get.” Scott has been drawn to play “And until you have actually Frenchman Adrien Grondin and All Africa Junior Champion. “The big thing at Muirfield World number seven McDowell with American Matt Kuchar and played it in competition, you Argentina’s Francisco Obregon. Further opposition will be will be to avoid the rough,” added is one of golf’s hottest players Britain’s Luke Donald at 1412. might not believe that the ball is Pakistan’s hopes of success provided by 3/4 seeds Yathreb Woods. this year, having won the World Lee Westwood and Sergio going to go that far. in the men’s event for the first Adel, the two-time British The Amercian added: “Although Match Play Championship in Garcia play alongside former “Those are the things that the time since the legendary Jansher Junior U17 Open champion from I have been playing every day I Bulgaria, the RBC Heritage in US Masters champion Charl guys will have to learn in three Khan won the title in 1986 were Egypt, and New York’s Sabrina also have to get back into a com- South Carolina and this month’s Schwartzel of South Africa while days’ time. We start on Thursday. boosted by Syed Ali Mujtaba Sobhy, the US Junior U19 Open petitive feel.” French Open in Versailles. the fans will be squinting into the They’re going to have to adapt to Shah Bokhari in last month’s champion. AGENCIES Woods is making his second Oosthuizen won the British distance if they choose to follow that.” appearance at a Muirfield-hosted Open, golf’s oldest major, at St the big-hitting group of Belgian Recalling his own introduction British Open after finishing tied Andrews in 2010. Nicolas Colsaerts and US Ryder to links golf back in 1987 when 28th in 2002. Title holder Ernie Els, U.S. Cup duo Dustin Johnson and he came over to Britain to play Freeman out of All Star “My first visit didn’t go very Open winner Justin Rose and Bubba Watson. REUTERS with an unofficial South African team, Els said it had been a vast John Deere Classic change from the golf he knew game with thumb injury in Johannesburg, at altitude, Jordan Spieth Scores where you played the ball mainly holds the trophy through the air. ATLANTA: Atlanta fan “It’s unfortunate that (Freeman) after winning a SILVIS, United States: Leading final-round “The sound is different. The favorite Freddie Freeman will won’t be able to play in the game, three way five scores yesterday in the $4.6m USPGA divot into the fairways are dif- miss the Major League Baseball but I’m happy to be going in his hole sudden Tour John Deere Classic (USA unless ferent. The whole experience is All Star Game place,” McCann death play-off noted, par-71, x-won in a play-off): different than anything else in after the first told the Braves after the final the world. baseman sus- Baseball Results website. “I’m 265 x-Jordan Spieth 70-65-65-65, “So it’s something you’re either tained an injury Minnesota 10 NY Yankees 4 glad someone in round of the David Hearn (CAN) 66-66-64-69, John Deere going to really like or you’re not to his left thumb, Cleveland 6 Kansas City 4 this clubhouse Zach Johnson 64-66-67-68 going to like. I was fortunate the Braves got to go in his Classic held at Detroit 5 Texas 0 enough that I really fell in love announced place.” TPC Deere Run 266 Jerry Kelly 68-64-66-68, Martin with it.” yesterday. Washington 5 Miami 2 Meanwhile, Flores 67-67-69-63, Daniel in Silvis, Illinois, Having already won at Freeman, Baltimore 7 Toronto 4 Baltimore’s Summerhays 65-67-62-72 yesterday. Muirfield, which he rates as the who was voted Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 4 Chris Davis 267 J.J. Henry 68-65-65-69, Matt best course on the Open rotation, into the game Philadelphia 4 Chicago White Sox 3 homered for Els is being touted as one of the by fans, hurt the fourth con- Jones (AUS) 66-65-68-68, Patrick NY Mets 4 Pittsburgh 2 Reed 67-63-70-67 favourites for this week. his thumb on secutive game, His win at Lytham last year, Saturday against Tampa Bay 5 Houston 0 extending his Teenager Spieth wins 268 Steve Stricker 67-66-69-66, Jim profiting from Adam Scott’s four- Cincinnati and Oakland 3 Boston 2 Major League Herman 66-68-67-67 bogeys finish, brought to an end a missed the team’s Seattle 4 La Angels 3 lead to 37, to help protracted slump in his form and final game before Colorado 3 La Dodgers 1 the Orioles beat 269 Kevin Sutherland 70-65-65-69, this year he played well in the two the break. the Toronto Blue San Diego 10 San Francisco 1 John Deere Classic Steven Bowditch (AUS) 69-68-67- first majors - tieing for 13th at He will be Jays. 65, Nicholas Thompson 69-66-64- the Masters and tieing for fourth replaced on the Milwaukee 5 Arizona 1 Javis, tied SILVIS, ILLINOIS: Teenager But Johnson bogeyed the hole 70. at the US Open - as well as win- All Star squad St Louis 10 Chicago Cubs 6 Reggie Jackson Jordan Spieth joined a play-off and the trio began a playoff in ning the BMW International in by Braves team for the most by holing out from a bunker on which all three players squan- Germany last month. mate and catcher Brian McCann, home runs in the American the last hole then won the John dered chances to win. But, asked to nominate a who was chosen by National League before the All Star Game. Deere Classic on the fifth hole The former Masters champion favourite for this week, he League manager Bruce Bochy. REUTERS of sudden-death yesterday to lipped out a chip for birdie on the shrugged his shoulders. become the youngest player to first extra hole and grazed the “To name one, I’m going to have win on the PGA Tour since 1931. edge on another potential birdie to name 20. That’s how close it The 19-year-old Spieth tapped putt. is,” he said. in for par on the 18th hole to beat Hearn, like Spieth also looking “I don’t know. A guy who likes 2007 Masters champion Zach for his first tour title, twice had the layout. A guy that likes the Johnson, who won last year, and putts of about 10 feet, but missed, bounces. I’m not so sure. Canadian David Hearn after the and Spieth had a 25-footer for a “It depends on how you adapt. trio finished the regulation 72 winning birdie on the first extra Any player is good enough.” FROM LEFT: holes tied at 19 under par at TPC hole that died just short. Meanwhile, a more experienced Baltimore Orioles Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. On the decisive hole, all three Shiv Kapur of India will not feel outfielders’ Adam Spieth, a two-time US Junior pushed their tee shots into the like a “kid in a candy store” when Jones, Nick Amateur champion who began right rough, with Hearn having he makes his second appearance the round six shots off the pace, to thread a shot through a tight at the British Open. Markakis and shot a final-round 65 and with his gap of trees and Johnson virtually Kapur qualified for the year’s Nate McLouth do precocious victory won a spot in stymied behind an oak. third major championship at their traditional next week’s British Open, an invi- Hearn came out short of the the local Final Qualifying event celebratory leap tation to the 2014 Masters and green, while defending champ in nearby Dunbar, Scotland two after defeating membership on the tour. Johnson deflected off a tree and weeks ago. the Toronto Blue Playing on special temporary into the water hugging the left His first appearance at The Jays in their MLB member status for his play in side of the hole. Open was in 2006 and he still has American League select events this year, which Spieth, who had the best lie of Hee Young Park of South Korea a vivid recollection of his major baseball game included five top-10s, Spieth put the trio, punched out of the rough poses with the trophy after her debut despite missing the halfway in Baltimore, himself in position for something and ran the ball to the fringe in win in a three hole play-off over cut by one shot. Maryland, special when his greenside bun- back of the green, from where he Angela Stanford during the “It was the most incredible yesterday. ker shot on the 72nd hole took two-putted for the winning par. fourth round of the Manulife week of my life. I was like a kid one hop, hit the stick and dropped At 18-under-par, one stroke in a candy store and just soaked Financial LPGA Classic at into the cup for birdie. away from joining the playoff, up the whole experience,” he said. the Grey Silo Golf Course in That put him at 19 under par. were Martin Flores (63), Jerry “Playing that year made me Johnson came to the 18th holding Kelly (68) and overnight leader Waterloo, Canada, yesterday. realise why there is such a hype a one-shot lead and looked poised Daniel Summerhays (72), who It was Park’s second career surrounding the majors and it to repeat as champion and notch overcame a string of bogeys from LPGA title. lived up to every moment,” he said his 10th tour title. the fifth hole. REUTERS to journalists. AFP TUESDAY 16 JULY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Pakistan Calls mount for action sack hockey coach after league flop

LAHORE, PAKISTAN: against athletics cheats Pakistan sacked their hockey coach yesterday over the national team’s poor finish Discus thrower Randall becomes the third Jamaican athlete to test positive in the World Hockey League, which raised fears they will not qualify for next year’s PARIS, France: Calls mounted of explanation.” Britain’s Denise World Cup. yesterday for more stringent Lewis, who won heptathlon gold Hanif Khan, a gold medallist punishments for dope cheats in at the 2000 Olympics, added: “It from the 1984 Olympics, served athletics and tighter controls on knocks the sport. as coach during this month’s food supplements after two of “It damages the confidence League in Malaysia where the world’s fastest men returned that people have, not only in the Pakistan dropped to seventh positive tests for banned drugs. Jamaican team but the US team, after topping the group phase. High-profile sprinters Tyson because they’ve had a big drugs “We have replaced Khan Gay and Asafa Powell both failed scandal some years ago.” with Tahir Zaman, our con- controls for proscribed sub- A recent series of drugs scan- sultant, as coach while Akhtar stances, sending shockwaves dals in athletics suggests that Rasool will remain the head through athletics just over a the sport has yet to shake off coach and manager,” Pakistan month away from the world the scourge of doping, with ret- Hockey Federation (PHF) sec- championships in Moscow. rospective testing forcing the retary Asif Bajwa told report- The International Association International Olympic Committee ers. The top three teams of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to re-award medals sometimes up -- Germany, Argentina and responded by saying that the to eight years later. England -- from the league results were an indicator that its Before the last world cham- qualified for the World Cup, drug-testing programmes were pionships two years ago, where to be held in the Netherlands effective. the IAAF introduced biological next year. “The credibility of our anti- passports for athletes, Jamaica’s Pakistan now must win doping programme, and the Steve Mullings, who had previ- next month’s Asia Cup -- also sport of athletics, is enhanced, ously been sanctioned for testo- scheduled in Malaysia -- to not diminished, each time we are sterone use in 2004, was banned earn a berth in the World Cup, able to uncover a new case and for life after he tested positive for an event introduced to field we have the committed support a masking agent. hockey in 1971. of every athlete, coach or official Four other Jamaicans, includ- “We took into account man- who believes in clean sport,” it ing the main rival to double ager’s report as Khan failed said. Olympic champion Usain Bolt, to achieve an easy task,” said But current and former ath- Yohan Blake, tested positive for A picture taken on July 10, 2010 shows US Tyson Gay (left) running against Jamaica’s Asafa Powell in the Bajwa of the League, where letes, as well as administrators, the stimulant methylhexanamine mens 100m final at the Aviva British Grand Prix. Gay and Powell -- two of the four fastest men in history both Pakistan lost to South Korea expressed concern at the wider before the 2009 edition and were confirmed separately that they had tested positive for a banned substance. in the quarter-finals. impact of the news -- and called banned for three months. Zaman, a member of for a tougher line on drug cheats. Gay, who was one of the figure- Pakistan’s last World Cup win The 1996 Olympic 100m cham- heads of a USADA programme record holder in the straight five athletes who failed drug tests medallist from the 2004 Olympics, in 1994 is a certified coach pion Donovan Bailey, of Canada, against the use of performance- sprint, both then withdrew from at Jamaica’s national trials last Darren Campbell, meanwhile of the International Hockey described the revelations as “very enhancing drugs, and Powell on the world championships. month in Kingston, amid claims called for a life ban for all drug Federation. Khan lashed out sad for the sport” and “very Sunday confirmed separately Gay, who is awaiting the results that a food supplement was to cheats. at the decision to sack him. disappointing”. that they had tested positive for of his B sample after the stimu- blame and a supplier arrested in “Who does it need to be before “For the past two months “It’s two of the veterans in a banned substance. lant, oxilofrine, was detected, Italy. you go ‘okay, enough’s enough’? there were efforts to displace track and field that I would never The US sprinter, the 2007 said he had “never knowingly The Italian news agency ANSA, It’s ridiculous,” he said. me,” Khan said. have expected this sort of news,” 100m champion and the fastest or wilfully” taken any banned however, said yesterdayy that no The former director of ethics “I will hold a press confer- he told Sky Sports News television. man over the distance this year, substances. arrest had been made. and anti-doping at UK Sport, ence to tell everyone about the “I hope there will be some sort and the Jamaican, a former world Powell was reportedly one of Britain’s 4x100m relay gold Michele Verroken, said the politics in the PHF and of rea- authorities needed to act to reg- sons for my ouster.” ulate food supplements and hold Pakistan have won three suppliers to account. Olympic gold medals in hockey Adidas suspends contract with Gay “This problem has been going on and been world champions four for over a decade,” Verroken, who times but have slumped at FRANKFURT: Adidas AG has sus- Gay, who has been on Adidas’ books since have denied knowingly taking a banned sub- now runs the Sporting Integrity international level in the last pended its contract with Tyson Gay after 2005, had said on Sunday he had tested posi- stance. The doping cases are a blow to the consultancy, told Sky Sports News few years. the former double world sprint champion tive for a substance he could not identify and image of athletics a month ahead of the world in an interview yesterday. They finished at their worst failed an out-of-competition dope test, that he was pulling out of next month’s world championships in Moscow. The sport often She added: “We haven’t seen 12th and last in the 2010 World the German sportswear company said championships in Moscow. struggles to maintain a high profile outside suppliers regulated. Our athletes Cup held in India and were yesterday. “I don’t have a sabotage story. I don’t have Olympic years. German company Puma SE, are at risk. If athletes are tak- eighth and seventh respectively “We are shocked by these recent allega- lies ... I basically put my trust in someone and which sponsors Jamaican athletics through a ing the wrong information why in the last two Olympics. tions, and even if we presume his innocence I was let down,” the American said, adding contract with the national association there, aren’t there regulated practices India, who also failed to until proven otherwise, our contract with that he had never knowingly taken a per- declined to comment because it does not have to advise athletes and take the qualify for the World Cup from Tyson is currently suspended,” an Adidas formance-enhancing drug. individual contracts with any of the athletes responsibility for any subsequent a separate round of the league spokesman said. Also on Sunday, former world 100 metres involved. positive tests?” in the Netherlands, sacked Adidas’ agreements with athletes give it record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic Puma does sponsor Olympic sprint cham- Meanwhile, Olympic discus their Australian coach Michael the right to terminate the contract “if the 4x100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone pion Usain Bolt, whose manager said he was thrower Allison Randall yester- Nobbs earlier this month. athlete is found guilty of the possession or use Simpson said they had both tested positive not involved in the latest doping scandal. day became the third athlete to Besides Pakistan and India, of drugs or any other prohibited substance for the stimulant oxilophrine at last month’s Chinese sporting goods company Li Ning, confirm a positive drugs test from South Korea, China, Malaysia by the relevant governing sports body having Jamaican championships. which sponsors Powell, was not immediately the Jamaican trials in June fol- and Japan will feature in the jurisdiction over the athlete.” Powell and Simpson, both from Jamaica, available for comment. REUTERS lowing Sunday’s revelations by Asia Cup. AFP Powell and Simpson. AFP Spirited Skipper Gerrard India clubs oppose new Qatar lose to pens new IPL-style football league Germany Liverpool deal NEW DELHI: India’s top and cause the slow death of exist- LIVERPOOL: Liverpool cap- football clubs are up in arms ing clubs. LJUBUSKI, Bosnia and tain Steven Gerrard yesterday against the national federation “The common goal should be to Herzegovina: Qatar lost its signed a new two-year contract over moves to stage a cash-rich improve Indian football. How does second game in a row at the IHF extension, an Anfield statement franchise-based tournament it help if you get some retired or Junior World Championship at announced. inspired by cricket’s popular semi-retired players to grab a few the Gradska Sportska Dvorana The 33-year-old, whose previ- Indian Premier League early eyeballs for a minute? Indoor Hall in Ljubuski, Bosnia ous deal was due to expire at the next year. “It will benefit everyone if and Herzegovina yesterday. end of the 2013/2014 season, told The All India Football the AIFF tries to improve the After the 19-21 reversal against liverpoolfc.tv: “I think everyone Federation (AIFF) and its com- I-League, instead of starting Croatia in the opener, they lost to knows what it means to me. mercial partner, IMG-Reliance, another tournament,” she said. Germany 22-27. “I’ve been here that long and plan to hold the eight-city tourna- AIFF general secretary Kushal Qatar started the game so to extend, it’s a big day for me ment in January-March featur- Das said the clubs’ fears were strongly against the Germans. and I’m really happy for myself ing as-yet-unnamed international unfounded and he remained confi- Left wing player Hamdi Ayed and my family. It’s great news.” and local stars. dent he would be able to persuade opened the side’s scoring in the Gerrard, added: “It lets me But the clubs have declined them to come on board. fourth minute. know the club thinks an awful lot to release their players for the “I am talking to the clubs and A few seconds later, Hadi of me and want me here. tournament, which they say will we should be able to resolve this Hamdoun improved the lead to “I’m glad it’s all done and it’s threaten their existence and ruin matter quickly,” said Das. 2-1. happened at the right time before the national I-League domestic “We are all for the betterment Qatar raced ahead 4-2, A Qatari player (right) attempts to shoot during his side’s IHF Junior World the season, so I can just focus on competition. of football and IMG-Reliance is but Germany fought back Championship match against Germany at the Gradska Sportska Dvorana playing as well as I can.” “We don’t think the new league definitely here for the betterment methodically. Indoor Hall, in Ljubuski, Bosnia and Herzegovina, yesterday. Liverpool managing director will be beneficial to Indian foot- of football. If there was no hope Their huge left back player Ian Ayre described the news as ball,” said Raj Gomes, who heads for Indian football they would not Julius Kuhn often troubled “fanstastic”. the I-League Professional Football be here. Qatar’s defense. gradually took control of the To Qatar’s relief, Milan Sajin “He is -- and always has been Clubs Association. “How can we “The I-League has been on for A back injury to star player game. A two-minute penalty to rediscovered his scoring form in -- such a big part of Liverpool allow players to play for another more than 10 years and it has Hamdoun, in the 16th, added fur- Selvedin Omahic made things the second half. Football Club,” said Ayre. club in the middle of the season?” still not caught the attention of ther pressure on Qatar. easier for them. But the Germans kept pushing “Particularly in this day and Valanka Alemao, the chief viewers and sponsors. The new But they pegged back Germany But Qatar held on and ended ahead with deadly accuracy. age, it’s rather unique to find a executive officer of popular Goa- league has the potential to raise and took a three-goal lead in the the first half with a two-goal By the 47th minute, they were local player who has given his based club Churchill Brothers, the commercial value of Indian 17th. advantage (12-10). ahead by five goals (22-17). whole career to his club. also vigorously opposed the pro- football.” Qatar goalkeeper Grco Mirnes The Germans were a lot more Qatar seemed to have com- “We’ve said what we’ll do in two posed tournament. India are currently ranked a put up a scintillating show under aggressive in the second half. pletely given up hope in the final years’ time is review it again and “I do not understand why the lowly 146th in the world, but the the bar and punched away several Markus Hansen equalised the 10 minutes. see how happy Steven is. We seem AIFF wants to hold a new league,” sport’s popularity in the cricket- shots at goal. scores in the third minute (13-13) Hadi Hamdoun was Qatar’s top to always be happy with him, so Alemao said. mad nation has grown due to live Germany, who had the services and Jan Forstbauer put his team scorer with four goals. hopefully we’ll just continue in He added: “This new entity will television coverage of matches of taller and stronger players, ahead a few second later. THE PENINSULA that vein.” AFP eventually supersede the I-League played around the globe. 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NOTTINGHAM: Australia a role. He’ll be disappointed with Pakistan name coach Darren Lehmann has the shots. So are we. ‘Review the told his top order batsmen to “We’re trying to learn and get former captain up their game in time for the better. I’m sure he’ll get better at review system’ second Test against England at that as well,” he added. Moin as chief Lord’s starting on Thursday. However, Lehmann who in 27 MELBOURNE: Cricket’s deci- The tourists came close to a Tests for Australia scored 1,798 sion review system and the con- stunning win in the first Test runs at an average of just under Australia’s tinuing struggles of Australia’s selector at Trent Bridge before Ashes- 45 with five hundreds, was at Brad brittle batting order bore the holders England scraped home by pains to point how side’s per- Haddin brunt of frustrations Down KARACHI: Former captain 14 runs on Sunday to go 1-0 up in formance at Trent Bridge proved pats Under yesterday after the tour- Moin Khan (pictured above) this five-match series. they were not as far away from England’s ists’ heart-breaking 14-run has been appointed as Pakistan’s Australia’s tenth wicket pair England as some pundits had sug- James defeat in the first Ashes Test. chief selector replacing Iqbal were responsible for 228 runs at gested before the series started. Anderson The DRS, roundly criticised Qasim, who resigned after the Trent Bridge, including a world “I think they’re quite close -- a after throughout the seesawing clash team’s dismal performance in record stand of 163 in the first lot closer than people give them England over five days, ultimately decided the Champions Trophy, the innings that featured teenage credit for, both sides. So, the key won the the match in Nottingham on country’s cricket board (PCB) debutant Ashton Agar’s 98 -- the for us is to make sure we’re play- Sunday when the technology said yesterday. first Ashes highest score by a Test No 11 -- ing better. picked up a nick from wicket- The 41-year-old Moin played cricket after they had collapsed to 117 for “We’ve certainly got to bat bet- keeper Brad Haddin that umpire 69 Tests and 219 one-day inter- nine. ter as a top order. We’re going to Test match Aleem Dar had failed to detect. nationals as a wicketkeeper-bats- There was an improved show- bowl very well, and we know we at Trent “What a tragedy that this bril- man for Pakistan during a 14-year ing second time around but had can control their batters. It’s just Bridge in liant first Test ended with the career. it not been for wicketkeeper-bats- a case of making more runs. Nottingham, umpire decision review system “Moin met with the PCB act- man Brad Haddin’s 71 at number “I just thought we missed England making the final decision,” promi- ing chairman Najam Sethi today seven and yet more tailend resist- a chance probably in the first on Sunday. nent Australian cricket writer and discussed in detail the role ance, England’s margin of victory innings with our top order. I know England Malcolm Conn wrote in Sydney’s of the selectors and his vision for would have been greater. conditions were tough, but we had won by Daily Telegraph newspaper. the future,” a board spokesperson This Ashes series was always to get through that... They’re the 14 runs to “Dar gave (Broad’s) most obvi- said. Qasim had resigned from his likely to hinge on the perform- areas we can improve on.” take a 1-0 ous of edges not out and Australia post after Pakistan lost all three ance of Australia’s top order and Meanwhile Lehmann did his lead in the had used both its reviews so the of their group matches at last Lehmann, himself a former Test best to set the seal on the contro- five-match decision stood. This is wrong. The month’s Champions Trophy. batsman, was in no doubt of what versial decision of Stuart Broad, Test series. DRS was originally introduced to Qasim cited personal and was required. given not out in England’s second Anderson get rid of the howler but in this health reasons for his decision to “Our tail has done really well innings, to stand his ground when was match all matter of margin calls step down but was known to be over a period of time now but it’s he edged a catch to slip. were judged by technology while unhappy with interference from declared time for the batters to make sure Australia were unable to con- the howler stayed.” the team management in selec- Man-of- they’re making the runs,” he said. test the decision as they had used England skipper Alastair Cook tion affairs. “I think we only batted for 64 both their two permitted Decision the-Match said the use of the review was a Moin, who was a member of overs in the first innings and 110 Review system challenges in the for his 10 skill in itself. Opposing skip- the Pakistan squads that won the in the second. innings. wickets in per Michael Clarke had failed to World Cup in 1992 and reached “We’ve got to be reversing that “It’s dealt with as far as I’m the Test. master it, cricket pundit Robert the final seven years later, said about, batting for 120 overs plus concerned,” Lehmann said of the Craddock said. “We in Australia the job was a challenge. in the first innings of a game Broad incident. “We just move on have acted more on impulse. “I have accepted this as a chal- and making our runs there,” and get on with it. Michael Clarke is a very emotional lenge and I am glad that PCB and said Lehmann, brought in just 16 “The DRS has improved the man... I think Australia needs far my own vision corresponds in days before the Ashes after South decision-making process... We’ve more calculation than what they terms of preparing a pool of tal- African coach Mickey Arthur was got to get better at using it, have at the moment,” Craddock ented cricketers who can mount sensationally sacked by Cricket basically.” said. REUTERS an effective challenge in the 2015 Australia. Lehmann spent several seasons World Cup,” Moin said. Among those now under pres- with English county Yorkshire The other selectors, former test sure for their place is Ed Cowan where his friend, Jason Gillespie, cricketers Saleem Jaffer, Azhar who, on his home ground after a the former Australia fast bowler, Khan and Farrukh Zaman, would spell with Nottinghamshire this is now coach. Struggling WI batsmen a continue to work under Moin, the season, was out for a duck in the He said talking to Gillespie had PCB added. first innings driving at fast bowler helped put the Ashes into context. Steven Finn and fell to part-time “After the game last (Saturday) off-spinner Joe Root for just 14 night I spoke to one of my great England second time around having been mates, Jason Gillespie, who lost concern for home side moved to No 3 from his usual his father yesterday,” he added. unchanged for opening position. “That puts things in a bit of PROVIDENCE, GUYANA: In “When you’re not scoring runs, good innings for us, you really “He’s had a tough game,” said perspective. So we’re playing a the wake of a thumping 126-run things just don’t seem to go your can’t be too hard on the other second Ashes Lehmann. “Like everyone, you’ve game, yes it’s a big Ashes series series-opening victory, Pakistan way. It’s really tough.” batsmen on a pitch like this.” got to make runs and perform. but as we talk about all the time will again seek to capitalise on Compounding the woes of the Pakistan rallied from 47 for “We’ve told Ed how we want there’s more important things the struggles of the West Indies home side is the fact that their five to 224 for nine on the back Test - ECB him to play and how we want that go on than a game of cricket.” batting line-up for the second only other batting option in the of Afridi’s bludgeoning 76 and LONDON: England yesterday him to bat... we picked him to do REUTERS One-Day International at the 13-man squad, Devon Smith, Misbah’s patient 51. named an unchanged squad Guyana National Stadium today. failed to score in the two innings The all-rounder then returned to face Australia in the second South Sunday’s capitulation for just he played during the Tri-Nation the outstanding bowling figures of Ashes Test, starting at Lord’s Africa’s 98 represented a continuation of Series. seven for 12 in routing the West later this week. The home side captain AB the declining performances of the It suggests therefore that the Indies. got off to the best possible start de Villiers Caribbean side’s batsmen. West Indies essentially have no Conditions are not expected to in the five-Test series, beating (centre) lights At the preceding Tri-Nations choice but to persist with the be much different for the second the tourists by 14 runs in a thrill- Series also involving Sri Lanka same combination for the second game on Tuesday. The teams then ing encounter at Nottingham’s a traditional and eventual winners India, West match in the hope that they can head to St Lucia for the remain- Trent Bridge on Sunday. Sri Lankan oil Indies won their first two matches come good against a top-class ing three matches of the series. National selector Geoff Miller lamp as his in Jamaica but were eliminated bowling line-up and in conditions It is unprecedented for senior said in an England and Wales team-mates from the final on the back of that Pakistan captain Misbah-ul- international cricket to be played Cricket Board (ECB) statement Farhaan heavy defeats in their remaining Haq has acknowledged are very in Guyana at the start of the that picking the same squad Behardien encounters in Trinidad with the challenging. rainy season, and with inclement would “provide options” for skip- (right) and team managing totals of 171 and “It was one of the most difficult weather on Monday forcing the per Alastair Cook and coach Andy Lonwabo 190 for nine. pitches on which I’ve ever played. West Indies to cancel their sched- Flower. Tsotsobe “It’s about a lack of confidence It was seaming. It was even stop- uled practice session, batsmen on Fast bowler Steven Finn strug- look on in among the batters,” West Indies ping a bit,” was Misbah’s post- both sides are again expected to gled at Trent Bridge and even Colombo captain Dwayne Bravo lamented match assessment of the playing face an almighty task on a pitch though the second Test, which yesterday. following the humiliating loss in surface. offering considerable assistance starts on Thursday, is at the front of a full house on Sunday. “Shahid Afridi played a really to the bowlers. REUTERS Middlesex seamer’s Lord’s home ground, consideration will be given as to whether the paceman should be replaced by either Tim Bresnan or Graham Onions. Anderson ready to shoulder Ashes burden “It was a fantastic start to the Investec Test series, with both NOTTINGHAM: James up some more wickets,” said and gave me 13 overs so I’m just sides showing a huge amount of Anderson insisted he was pre- Anderson. delighted.” Team coach Flower says he is skill and determination,” said pared for more hard work in Anderson, long the linchpin of Meanwhile, with the sec- Miller as he reflected on a dra- pursuit of Ashes glory after England’s attack, admitted that ond Test at Lord’s starting on proud of ‘resilient’ England matic match at Trent Bridge. leading England to a nailbiting maintaining a workload similar Thursday, England great Ian “I would like to congratulate 14-run win over Australia in the to Sunday’s stint across an entire Botham urged Anderson be NOTTINGHAM: England coach Andy Flower yesterday praised England on showing a great deal first Test at Trent Bridge. series would be tough. “wrapped up in cotton wool”. his “resilient” side after their thrilling 14-run win over Australia in of composure to win by 14 runs.” Anderson bowled 13 unchanged “If I’m bowling 13-over spells “Anderson is a captain’s dream,” the first Test at Trent Bridge. The former England off- overs in Sunday’s morning ses- it’s going to be difficult! But it’s Botham told Sky Sports. Victory put the Ashes-holders 1-0 up in the five-match series with spinner added: “I have no doubt sion, taking three for 29 on his Ashes cricket...That’s why we do “He deserved to pick up that a quick turnaround before the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. that the rest of the series will way to innings figures of five for the hard work in the gym -- to last wicket. I remember those “We never for a moment thought that this match or the series would be equally compelling. We have 73 and a match return of 10 for get out there and bowl long spells. dark days when the coaches be a walkover,” said Flower. “I know we hear the odd thing in the selected the same squad for the 158 as Ashes-holders England “As soon as I got the ball I felt decided to change his action -- it media predicting some funny results but we always knew this would Lord’s Test, because this contin- went 1-0 up in this five-match in control and I wasn’t nervous was ridiculous. be a tough battle. This is a really good example and I’m sure it will be ues to provide options for Alastair series. because I knew what I was doing “The guy is a natural bowler a tough fight for the remainder of the series.” Cook and Andy Flower.” Anderson’s match figures were and I knew I could get that final and it’s all his own action. He’s There were also concerns as to whether James Anderson, the fulcrum England squad: his best in Test cricket since he wicket,” added Anderson. worked hard on it,” added Botham. of England’s attack, would be able to recover in time after a punishing Alastair Cook (capt), Joe Root, took 11 for 71 against Pakistan at “We knew it was going to be “He’s just terrific and I think first Test where he bowled 13 successive overs Sunday on his way to a Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Trent Bridge in 2010. difficult this morning, their tail England need to wrap him up in decisive match haul of 10 wickets. Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt “I had the nerves going a lit- is very strong so we knew we had cotton wool, he needs to sit and “It will have taken something out of all the players involved,” said Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Stuart tle bit but I love bowling here, it’s to bowl well. But I found some do nothing and slowly wind up for Flower of what he said was a “sensational game”. But that’s why our Broad, Graeme Swann, James been good to me over the years rhythm this (Sunday) morning the next Test on Thursday. Let guys work so hard on their fitness and they are mentally resilient -- Anderson, Graham Onions, and I’m happy that I could pick which the captain cottoned on to him rest!” REUTERS they have shown that.” REUTERS Steven Finn. REUTERS Tuesday 16 July 2013 7 Ramadan 1434 Volume 18 Number 5762 Sport Price: QR2 LATEST NEWS UPDATES FROM PHILIPPINPHILIPPINES Spieth wins Calls mount for AVAILABLE John Deere action against AT ALL LEADING BOOK STORES / SUPERMARKETS Classic cheats IN QATAR

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Sky would Man United make $38m give WADA data to prove their cyclists bid for Fabregas: Reports are clean ORANGE, FRANCE: Facing Spanish giants Barcelona refuse to comment on the issue yet another barrage of doping questions after Chris Froome’s awe-inspiring victory up Mont LONDON, GREATER the three-time Champions Ventoux in the Tour de France, LONDON: Manchester United Fabregas’ Facts League winners want, who began Team Sky principal Dave have made a £25m ($37.7m, He became Arsenal’s youngest player his career with the Spanish club. Brailsford said he was ready €28.9m) offer for Barcelona aged 16 years and 177 days against United, have the cash to allow to give the World Anti-Doping midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Rotherham United in League Cup in Moyes to chase “a stellar player” Agency (WADA) all their team reports in the British media October 2003 before the start of the upcoming training data. suggested yesterday. season, the club’s chief executive This year’s race has been under Sky Sports News television, He was part of Arsenal team which beat Ed Woodward was quoted as tell- extra scrutiny as it is the first the BBC and the domestic Press Manchester United on penalties in 2005 ing British media on Sunday. Tour being staged since Lance Association news agency all said FA Cup final - their last trophy According to Woodward, the Armstrong admitted that he had that the English Premier League Old Trafford club are “absolutely” cheated his way to seven Tour champions were interested in that Arsenal have first refusal able to compete for players in the titles from 1999 to 2005. signing the Spanish international. should he decide to leave the £60m to £70m bracket. Although the American was The Press Association said that Camp Nou. News of a potential offer for stripped of all seven titles, the an offer had been submitted for Barcelona said they had Fabregas emerged a day after con- sport is still trying to salvage its the player, who came through no comment to make when firmation that Barcelona had sold image. Barcelona’s youth academy before contacted. Spain Under-21 captain Thiago With athletics also under a joining Arsenal as a 16-year-old in If completed the Fabregas move Alcantara to European champi- cloud following the positive dope 2003. A report in the The Mirror, would represent new manager ons Bayern Munich. The loss of tests of former 100 metres record stated that club officials have con- David Moyes’ first major signing Alcantara will boost Fabregas’ holder Asafa Powell and 2007 firmed the offer, who are on a pre- since the former Everton boss chances of playing more matches world 100 metres champion Tyson season tour in Sydney. succeeded Alex Ferguson during at the Nou Camp but remains to Gay at the weekend, Brailsford Sky Sports News, however, said the close season. be seen whether the Spanish club was adamant that Froome and a potential stumbling block could The reported figure is under- will accept the offer. other riders in his team were be a clause in Fabregas’ contract stood to be below the valuation, Fabregas graduated to become clean and said their achievements the Gunners’ captain and one should not be undermined. of their most influential players “Given what’s happened with before returning to Barca in a Armstrong, given what’s hap- Cavani close to £25.4m, five-year deal in August pened with athletics I think 2011. just replying with the old way Since then he has helped the of thinking is not going to give Catalan giants claim the Copa del us solutions,” Brailsford told a finalising PSG move Rey in 2011-2012 and La Liga in packed news conference at his 2012-13. team hotel on yesterday’s rest day. In a interview with Spanish On Sunday, Froome acceler- PARIS, FRANCE: Edinson Cavani was in Paris yesterday to newspaper Marca last month, the ated brutally to leave rival Alberto finalise his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, with sources close Spaniard had said he was happy Contador of Spain stuck on the to the deal saying his €64m ($84m) price tag would break the to be at Barcelona. tar on his way to victory in the French record. He said: “It has taken a lot for 15th stage, triggering a collective The 26-year-old Napoli forward, who was Serie A top scorer me to get where I am, and I am gasp in the press room. last season with 29 goals, landed in Paris yesterday morning before not thinking about throwing it all The Briton now leads second- heading to a top city hotel to undergo a medical. away for nothing.” placed Bauke Mollema of the PSG later announced they would hold a press conference at 4pm He added: “If they (Barcelona) Netherlands by four minutes 14 local time (1400 GMT) today, suggesting the medical had been passed said that they didn’t want me, Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas celebrates his goal during the Spanish Cup seconds and Contador by 4:25. and a contract could now be signed today. that would be another thing. But semi-final first leg match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu “You’re asking me how I can Cavani is expected to sign a five-year deal, according to PSG what I really want it to triumph Stadium in Madrid, Spain in this file photo. Twenty-time English Premier prove to you that we’re not doping sources. at Barca. That has been my dream League (EPL) champions Manchester United have reportedly made a basically,” Brailsford said. Late morning, outgoing PSG sporting director Leonardo was seen since I was small. Barcelona is my $37.7m bid according to British reports, for the former Arsenal mid- “You’re all asking the same leaving the luxury hotel with an advisor of the Uruguay player, who home, and I have always dreamed fielder, as new coach David Moyes aims to bolster his midfield options question obviously and we rack is nicknamed “The Matador”. AFP of triumphing here.” ahead of the new EPL season that will begin on August 17. our brains every day, we see each AFP/THE PENINSULA other in the morning in front of the bus, at night after the stage and every day we get asked the same question. “I think we’d encourage maybe WADA to appoint an expert and they can have everything Qatar’s Brown wins Gold Cup in Detroit that we’ve got, have a look at everything that we’ve got,” said DETROIT, USA: 95 Spirit of but Jeff (Bernard) on the radio David had held a comfortable Brailsford. Qatar’s Kip Brown enjoyed a told me to make him earn it. lead in 1B when his boat hit a “They could see all of our data, sensational weekend of rac- After that I wasn’t going to lift buoy and he incurred a one-lap they could have access to every ing at the 2013 DYC Detroit and the boat ran just great.” penalty. single training file, compare APBA Gold Cup in the fourth David came into the weekend’s He suffered a similar fate in the the training files to the blood round of the H1 Unlimited racing trailing Shane by 23 points last heat of the day and dropped data, to weight, all that type of Championship, on the Detroit in the National High Points’ to fourth behind Brown, Tommy information. River. standings and left Detroit with Thompson and Greg Hopp. “It seems to me WADA would The Qatar Marine Sports the title race wide open. David won his first heat of the be a good body. Then they would Federation (QMSF)-backed “I would like to congratulate weekend in 3A to move back into tell the world whether they think driver won heats 2B and 4B, eas- Kip Brown and all the 95 Spirit contention for the lead in the this is credible or not. That would ily qualified for the crucial final of Qatar team on this superb National High Points title race be my best answer.” and reached the chequered flag performance,” said a delighted and Brown confirmed second Froome, who has to face the in first position in his Our Gang Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al position in 95 Spirit of Qatar from media every day on the Tour, has Racing-run hydroplane after pre- Thani, president of the QMSF.” Mark Evans in 57 Fedco. expressed his frustration at being race favourite Steve David was Sheikh Hassan added: “The Greg Hopp was penalised and repeatedly questioned about dop- penalised for a lane infringement. Our Gang Racing Team have all finished fourth, but Shane was ing in the sport. Jimmy Shane lost his front worked very hard to be as com- disqualified and 50 points were “I just think it’s quite sad that canard in a collision and Brown petitive as possible and this win is deducted from his total. we’re sitting here the day after managed to fend off a challenge a fitting reward for their efforts.” David continued his resurgent the biggest victory of my life yes- from runner-up Jon Zimmerman Qualifying honours for the DYC form to triumph in heat 4A from terday, quite a historic win, talk- to claim his maiden H1 victory. Detroit APBA Gold Cup went to Shane and Brown cruised into the ing about doping,” he said. Tommy Thompson finished David, as the Lighthouse Point final after winning the final heat “Quite frankly, my team mates third in 11 Miss Peters & May driver reduced Shane’s National of the weekend, 4B. and I, we’ve slept on volcanoes to and David was fourth in 1 Oh Boy! High Points lead to just three The 95 Spirit of Qatar driver get ready for this, we’ve been away Oberto. points. was joined in the APBA Gold Cup from home for months, training “Right now I am so excited, I Mike Webster claimed his first final by David, Shane, Thompson, together, just working our arses don’t know what to think or say, heat victory in 1B when the first Zimmerman and Webster. off to get here and here I am it just came to us,” said a stunned of the heats got underway. Shane lost the front canard in basically being accused of being a Brown, the 2008 rookie of the Shane had won Heat 1A and a dramatic race in the rooster tail cheat and a liar. That’s not cool.” 95 Spirit of Qatar’s Kip Brown (right) celebrate swinning the APBA year, after the race. Brown triumphed for the QMSF- of David, who was penalised for His fierce rival Contador joined Gold Cup at the 2013 DYC Detroit APBA Gold Cup on the Detroit River. He added: “Jon (Zimmerman) backed Our Gang Racing team a lane infringement and Brown the debate later yesterday, saying PICTURE BY: CHRIS DENSLOW pulled out to the lead after we in Heat 2B after Shane had won managed to seal a sensational vic- he was certain that Froome was heard about the penalty for Steve, Heat 2A. tory. THE PENINSULA a clean rider. REUTERS